Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum, the large cuckoo wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).[1][2]
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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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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 hymenopterans belonging to the family Eumenidae (Eumenes unguiculatus, Eumenes unguiculatum, Katamenes arbustorum), the family Sphecidae (Pelopoeus distillatorius, Sceliphron caementarium, Sceliphron destillatorium and Sceliphron madraspatanum) and the family Megachilidae (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]
