''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, but they can be found in the

Oriental The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions. Their hosts are typically from the subfamily Philanthinae.

Selected European species

* '' Hedychrum aureicolle'' Mocsary, 1889 * ''

Hedychrum chalybaeum ''Hedychrum'' is a large genus of cuckoo wasps (the family Chrysididae). With roughly 150 species, it is the second largest genus in the family; most species are from the Palaearctic, but they can be found in the Oriental, Afrotropical, Nearcti ...

'' Dahlbom, 1854 * ''

Hedychrum gerstaeckeri ''Hedychrum'' is a large genus of cuckoo wasps (the family Chrysididae). With roughly 150 species, it is the second largest genus in the family; most species are from the Palaearctic, but they can be found in the Indomalayan realm, Oriental, Afro ...

'' 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