Stilbum cyanurum

Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Chrysididae
Genus:	Stilbum
Species:	S. cyanurum
Binomial name
Stilbum cyanurum (Förster, 1771)
Synonyms
Chrysis cyanuraForster, 1771 Chrysis amethystinaFabricius, 1775 Chrysis splendidaFabricius, 1775 Stilbum splendidum(Fabricius, 1775) Chrysis nobilisSulzer, 1776 Stilbum nobile(Sulzer, 1776) Chrysis punctatissimaVillers, 1789 Stilbum wesmaeliDahlbom, 1845 [1] Chrysis spinolaeMontrouzier, 1864 Stilbum variolatumCosta, 1864 Stilbum siculumTournier, 1878 Stilbum cyanurum leveilleiBuysson, 1891 Stilbum cyanurum macedonicumTrautmann, 1926 Stilbum calens ab. subcalensMader, 1933 Unav. [1] Stilbum cyanurum parcepunctatumMader, 1933 Stilbum pacificumLinsenmaier, 1951 Stilbum calens subcalensLinsenmaier, 1959 [1] Stilbum cyanurum sokotranumLinsenmaier, 1987

Stilbum cyanurum, is a large Old World species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Stilbum cyanurum can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). ^[4] The colour range of this widespread species is considerable, with typical specimens mostly bluish green to bluish-violet, but varying to reddish gold. ^[5]

Biology

These wasps lay their eggs in the nests of various potter wasps ( Delta unguiculatum , Katamenes arbustorum ), sphecid wasps ( Sceliphron caementarium , Sceliphron destillatorium and Sceliphron madraspatanum ), and megachilid bees ( Megachile ).

Distribution

This widespread species is present in southern Europe, North Africa, the Afrotropical Region, Australian Region, East Palearctic ecozone, Near East, and Oriental Region. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Rosa P, Vårdal H (2015) An annotated catalogue of the types of Chrysididae (Hymenoptera) at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, with brief historical notes. ZooKeys 495: 79-132. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.495.9356
2. Biolib
3. Australian Department of Environment
4. Brisbane Insects
5. Chrysis.net
6. Fauna europaea