Stilbum cyanurum

Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Chrysididae
Genus:	Stilbum
Species:	S. cyanurum
Binomial name
Stilbum cyanurum (Förster, 1771)
Synonyms
Chrysis cyanura Forster, 1771 Chrysis amethystina Fabricius, 1775 Chrysis splendida Fabricius, 1775 Stilbum splendidum (Fabricius, 1775) Chrysis nobilis Sulzer, 1776 Stilbum nobile (Sulzer, 1776) Chrysis punctatissima Villers, 1789 Stilbum wesmaeli Dahlbom, 1845 Chrysis spinolae Montrouzier, 1864 Stilbum variolatum Costa, 1864 Stilbum siculum Tournier, 1878 Stilbum cyanurum leveillei Buysson, 1891 Stilbum cyanurum macedonicum Trautmann, 1926 Stilbum calens ab. subcalens Mader, 1933 Unav. Stilbum cyanurum parcepunctatum Mader, 1933 Stilbum pacificum Linsenmaier, 1951 Stilbum calens subcalens Linsenmaier, 1959 Stilbum cyanurum sokotranum Linsenmaier, 1987

Stilbum cyanurum, is a large Old World species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).

Description

Stilbum cyanurum can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The colour range of this widespread species is considerable, with typical specimens mostly bluish green to bluish-violet, but varying to reddish gold.

Biology

These wasps lay their eggs in the nests of various potter wasps (Delta unguiculatum, Katamenes arbustorum), sphecid wasps (Sceliphron caementarium, Sceliphron destillatorium and Sceliphron madraspatanum), and megachilid bees (Megachile).

Distribution

This widespread species is present in southern Europe, North Africa, the Afrotropical Region, Australian Region, East Palearctic ecozone, Near East, and Oriental Region.