Chalybion flebile

Chalybion flebile
Chalybion flebile. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Genus:	Chalybion
Species:	C. flebile
Binomial name
Chalybion flebile (Lepeletier, 1845)
Synonyms
Pelopoeus flebilisLepeletier, 1845 Pelopoeus targioniiCarruccio, 1872 Sceliphron (Chalybion) targioniiHonoré, 1942

Chalybion flebile is a species of mud dauber wasps belonging to the family Sphecidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Chalybion flebile can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in) in the males, of 11–16 millimetres (0.43–0.63 in) in the females. Head, thorax and abdomen are metallic blue-green. Antennae are black. Forewings are darkened. ^[3]

Distribution

This species is present in Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, North Africa and in the Near East. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Catalogue of life
2. Biolib
3. C. Giles Roche Conspectus of the Sphecid wasps of Egypt (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae)
4. Fauna europaea
5. Sphecidae of Europe ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

• ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist. Ruggiero M. (project leader), Ascher J. et al.

External links

• Chalybion flebile - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliography
• Chalybion flebile - NCBI Taxonomy Database
• Chalybion flebile - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• Chalybion flebile - Encyclopedia of Life