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Chrysura simplex

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Chrysura simplex
Chrysura simplex ampliata. Dorsal view
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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Subspecies include:[2]

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

Distribution

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  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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