''Hedychrum'' is a large genus of

cuckoo wasp Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliant metallic colors ...

s (the family

Chrysididae Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliant metallic colors ...

). With roughly 150 species, it is the second largest genus in the family; most species are from the

Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

, but they can be found in the Oriental, Afrotropical,

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...

, and

Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

regions. Their hosts are typically from the subfamily

Philanthinae The subfamily Philanthinae is one of the largest groups in the wasp family Crabronidae, with about 1100 species in 9 genera, most of them in ''Cerceris''; Alexander treats it as having only 8 genera. Historically, this subfamily has frequently bee ...

Selected European species

* '' Hedychrum aureicolle'' Mocsary, 1889 * '' Hedychrum chalybaeum'' Dahlbom, 1854 * '' Hedychrum gerstaeckeri'' Chevrier, 1869 * '' Hedychrum longicolle'' Abeille de Perrin, 1877 * '' Hedychrum luculentum'' Förster, 1853 * '' Hedychrum mavromoustakisi'' Trautmann, 1929 * '' Hedychrum micans'' Lucas, 1849 * '' Hedychrum niemelai'' Linsenmaier, 1959 * '' Hedychrum nobile'' Scopoli, 1763 * '' Hedychrum rufipes'' R. du Buysson, 1893 * ''

Hedychrum rutilans ''Hedychrum rutilans'' is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). The species occurs primarily in Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and in North Africa.Agnoli, G. L.; Rosa, P. ...

'' Dahlbom, 1854 (syn. ''Hedychrum intermedium'') * '' Hedychrum tobiasi'' Kilimnik, 1993 * '' Hedychrum virens'' Dahlbom, 1854 * '' Hedychrum viridilineolatum'' Kilimnik, 1993

Gallery

Hedychrum nobile MHNT profil.jpg, '' Hedychrum nobile'' Hedychrum intermedium 01.JPG, ''

References

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3129353 Hymenoptera genera Hymenoptera of Europe Chrysidinae