| Chrysis ruddii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Chrysis |
| Species: | C. ruddii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysis ruddii Shuckard, 1837 | |
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Chrysis ruddii, the ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasps, an insects in the family Chrysididae. [1]
The species name ruddii honors the English entomologist Rev. George Thomas Rudd.
Subspecies include: [2]
The species occurs in part of Europe (Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Hungary) and in the Near East. [1] [4] [5] [6]
This species especially occurs on dry meadows, forest margins and sun-exposed rock cliffs, at an elevation over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level. [1] [5] [6]
Chrysis ruddii can reach a body length of approximately 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in). [1] [6] These wasps are characterized by an intense green or blue coloration, included head, mesosoma and the first and second joints of the geniculate (elbowed) antennae. In the females there are sometimes golden areas. [6] This species shows a long white pubescence, a wide pronotum, a dense punctation on metathorax, a red/bronze coloration on the ventral side of the legs. The collar and the scutellum may be cupreus. The abdomen is minutely punctured, especially on the second gastral tergite, [5] with a carmine pink coloration and a coppery refulgence. [1]
This species is rather similar and can be confused with Chrysis ignita , Chrysura hirsuta , Chrysis fulgida and Chrysis rutiliventris .
Aduts fly from mid May to September. [6] [5] They mainly visit Apiaceae, feeding on the liquid nectar. [5] The larvae live as parasites of various digger wasps and potter wasps ( Eumenes unguiculata , Eumenes coarctata , Eumenes unguiculata , Eumenes infundibuliformis , Ancistrocerus parietum , Ancistrocerus oviventris , [5] Ancistrocerus trinauriae , Odynerus spinipes , Odynerus reniformis , Osmia adunca , Osmia caementaria , Osmia spinolae , Osmia ravouxi and Anthidium species). [1] [6]
Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliant metallic colors created by structural coloration. They are most diverse in desert regions of the world, as they are typically associated with solitary bee and wasp species, which are also most diverse in such areas. Their brood parasitic lifestyle has led to the evolution of fascinating adaptations, including chemical mimicry of host odors by some species.
Chrysis inaequalis is a species of cuckoo wasps. The species occurs in Central and Southern Europe and in the Near East. The head and the thorax are shiny metallic blue-green, while the abdomen is red. Adults grow up to 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) long and can be encountered from late June to mid September, especially flying on sun-exposed walls, on rocks and on dead wood.
Hedychrum rutilans is a species of cuckoo wasps. The species occurs primarily in Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and in North Africa. The head and thorax are metallic green with red spots, while the abdomen is red. The color is more green and partially golden in the male and more extensively golden-red in the female. The body is somewhat hairy.
Chrysis is a very large genus of cuckoo wasps. It is the largest genus in the family, including over 1,000 species in over 20 subgenera, as speciose as all remaining Chrysididae combined. The generic name is derived from Greek chrysis, "gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress", and pays tribute to the brilliant metallic appearance of wasps in the genus.
Chrysidini is a very large tribe of cuckoo wasps in the subfamily Chrysidinae; this tribe contains more than half of all chrysidid species.
Chrysis ignita is a species of cuckoo wasp. It is one of a group of species which are difficult to separate and which may be referred to as ruby-tailed wasps. Cuckoo wasps are kleptoparasites – they lay their eggs in the nests of other species and their young consume the eggs or larva of the host for sustenance. These wasps have a number of adaptations which have evolved to equip them for their life cycle. Chrysis ignita parasitize mason bees in particular. Ruby-tailed wasps have metallic, armored bodies, and can roll up into balls to protect themselves from harm when infiltrating the nests of host bees and wasps. Unlike most other aculeates, cuckoo wasps cannot sting. Chrysis ignita is found across the European continent.
Holopyga is a genus of cuckoo wasps.
Holopyga fastuosa is a species of cuckoo wasp.
Chrysura cuprea is a species of cuckoo wasps.
Chrysura refulgens is a species of cuckoo wasps.
Chrysis scutellaris is a species of cuckoo wasps.
Chrysis comparata is a species of cuckoo wasps.
Stilbum cyanurum, is a large Old World species of cuckoo wasps.
Chrysis viridula is a Western Palearctic species of cuckoo wasp, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. Chrysis viridula is included in the genus Chrysis, and the family Chrysididae. It is a parasitoid of a number of species of eumenid wasp, mainly those in the genus Odynerus.
Chrysura simplex is a species of cuckoo wasps, insects in the family Chrysididae.
Trichrysis cyanea is a species of cuckoo wasps, insects in the family Chrysididae.
Chrysis angustula is a species of cuckoo wasps, insects in the family Chrysididae.
Omalus aeneus is a species of cuckoo wasps belonging to the family Chrysididae.
Chrysis fulgida, the ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasp in the family Chrysididae.
