Hedychrum
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| Hedychrum | |
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| Hedychrum rutilans, female feeding on Mentha sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysidinae |
| Tribe: | Elampini |
| Genus: | Hedychrum Latreille, 1806 |
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, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions.[1] Their hosts are typically from the subfamily Philanthinae. [2]
