Stilbum cyanurum
| Stilbum cyanurum | |
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| Stilbum cyanurum. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Stilbum |
| Species: | S. cyanurum |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilbum cyanurum (Förster, 1771) | |
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Stilbum cyanurum, the large cuckoo wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasp (the family Chrysididae). [1][2]
Description
Stilbum cyanurum can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[3] The colour range of this widespread species is considerable. [4] Head and thorax usually are bluish green, while the abdomen is golden red.[5]
Biology
These wasps parasitize various mud-nesting hymenoptera belonging to the Eumenidae family (Eumenes unguiculatus, Eumenes unguiculatum, Katamenes arbustorum), Sphecidae family (Pelopoeus distillatorius, Sceliphron caementarium, Sceliphron destillatorium and Sceliphron madraspatanum) and Megachilidae family (Chalicodoma, Megachile).
Distribution
This widespread species is present in Spain, Switzerland, Afro-Tropical Region, Australian Region, East Paleoarctic ecozone, Near East, North Africa and Oriental Region. [5][6]