Family Chrysididae Rank Genus | Subfamily Chrysidinae Order Hymenopterans | |
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Similar Hymenopterans, Chrysidini, Chrysura, Holopyga, Chrysura cuprea | ||
Chrysidea is a genus of cuckoo wasps (insect belonging to the family Chrysididae).
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Taxonomy
Chrysidea and Trichrysis are closely related and probably they should be considered the same genus. For example, some authors consider the species Chrysidea pumila as a synonym of Trichrysis pumilionis Linsenmaier, 1987.
This genus includes small species, from 3 to 6 mm, with variable colors ranging from green and blue-green to blue.
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