Chrysis angolensis is a species of cuckoo wasp in the family Chrysididae, found throughout much of the world. It has been recently recorded as being introduced to French Polynesia.[1] The species is a parasite of mud dauber nests, especially the black and yellow mud dauber Sceliphron caementarium.[2][3]
Chrysis angolensis | |
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Chrysis angolensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Chrysididae |
Subfamily: | Chrysidinae |
Tribe: | Chrysidini |
Genus: | Chrysis |
Species: | C. angolensis
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Binomial name | |
Chrysis angolensis Radoszkowski, 1881
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References
edit- ^ Ramage, Thibault; Kimsey, Lynn S. (2015). "The Aculeata of French Polynesia. IV. First record of Chrysis angolensis (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 120: 209–211.
- ^ "Chrysis angolensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Chrysis angolensis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
External links
edit- Media related to Chrysis angolensis at Wikimedia Commons