| Chrysidea pumila | |
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| Chrysidea pumila, dorsal view | |
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| Chrysidea pumila, lateral view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Chrysidea |
| Species: | C. pumila |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysidea pumila (Klug, 1845) | |
Chrysidea pumila is a species of cuckoo wasps belonging to the subfamily Chrysidinae. Some authors consider this name to be a synonym of Trichrysis pumilionis Linsenmaier, 1987.
Description
Chrysidea pumila can reach a length of about 3.5–6 millimetres (0.14–0.24 in). The basic color of the body is metallic blue-green with golden reflections.
These cuckoo wasps parasitize Trypoxylon attenuatum (Sphecidae).
Distribution
This species is present in Europe (Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Dalmatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Italy), in Southern Russia, in the Middle East and in North Africa.
References
- Paolo Rosa and Zai-fu Xu Annotated type catalogue of the Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the collection of Maximilian Spinola (1780–1857), Turin
External links
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