Chrysura simplex

Chrysura simplex
Chrysura simplex ampliata. Dorsal view
Side view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Genus: Chrysura
Species:
C. simplex
Binomial name
Chrysura simplex
(Dahlbom, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Chrysis simplex Dahlbom, 1854

Chrysura simplex is a species of cuckoo wasps, insects in the family Chrysididae.[1]

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[2]

  • Chrysura simplex simplex (Dahlbom, 1854)
  • Chrysura simplex ampliata (Linsenmaier, 1968)[3]

Distribution

This species is present in part of Europe (Albania, Austria, France, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine) and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).[1][4][5]

Habitat

These cuckoo wasps mainly inhabit grassy cliffs and sunny slopes. They can be found on plants of Euphorbia, Sedum, Daucus carota and Crepis hieracioides.[1]

Description

Chrysura simplex can reach a length of about 7–9.5 millimetres (0.28–0.37 in).[5] These wasps have a stout body with a gray pubescence. The head is metallic blue-green, nearly square, rather big, closely punctulate, with a flat face and short antennae. Also the thorax is densely dotted, with blach hairs and a basically shining blue-green coloration. Mesonotum is shining blue. The abdomen is robust. almost oval, densely punctate and silky-shiny, with red to purple-red coloration, without black patches. The wings are pale brown and hyaline. In males the red colouration is more intense.[5]

Biology

Chrysura simplex is a univoltine species.[5] Adults fly from mid-June until mid-July.[5] They especially feed on flowers of Euphorbiaceae[5] and Apiaceae. The larvae live as parasites of Megachile parietina, Hoplitis anthocopoides and Osmia cornuta.[1][5]

Bibliography

  • Goulet H. & Huber J.T. (eds), 1993. Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families.
  • Kimsey L.S. & Bohart R.M., 1990 (1991) - The chrysidid wasps of the world.
  • Rosa P., 2006 - I Crisidi della Valle d'Aosta.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P.,2018 Chrysura simplex (Dahlbom, 1854) In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version26 September 2018 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.
  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P.,2018 Chrysura simplex ampliata (Linsenmaier, 1968) In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version 26 September 2018 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.
  4. ^ Fauna Europaea
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Chrysura of Poland (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae).
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