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''Omalus'' is a 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 ...
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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 ...
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Selected species

Species within this genus include:Biolib
/ref> * '' Omalus aeneus'' ( Fabricius, 1787) * '' Omalus biaccinctus'' ( R. du Buysson, 1892) * '' Omalus chlorosomus'' Lucas 1849 * '' Omalus nigromaculatus'' Linsenmaier, 1997 * '' Omalus politus'' R. du Buysson, 1887


Biography

*Bohart, R.M. & Campos, L.E. (1960) A review of the genus Omalus Panzer in North America. (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae). — Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 53 (2), 232–250.


References

Hymenoptera genera Hymenoptera of Europe Chrysidinae {{wasp-stub