Omalus aeneus
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| Omalus aeneus | |
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| Female | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Omalus |
| Species: | O. aeneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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Omalus aeneus is a species of cuckoo wasps belonging to the family Chrysididae.[1]
Subspecies include:[2]
- Omalus aeneus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Omalus aeneus chevrieri Tournier, 1877
- Omalus aeneus japonicus (Bischoff, 1910)
- Omalus aeneus puncticollis Mocsáry, 1887
Distribution
This species is present in Europe (Finland, Germany, Italy[3] and Switzerland), in the East Palaearctic realm including China, Taiwan and Japan, in the Near East and North Africa, and in the Nearctic realm.[4]
Description
Omalus aeneus can reach a body length of about 4.5–5.4 mm (0.18–0.21 in) in the females, while in males the length reaches 4.4–5 mm (0.17–0.20 in). The length of the front wings is 3.3–4.2 mm (0.13–0.17 in). The body color of these small wasps is blue, green, purple, sometimes almost black or golden, the abdomen and legs are greenish-blue, the tarsi are brown. Antennae are black, also the middle part of the pronotum and mesoscutum are black. Breast punctation is not deep. Antennal flagellum is not thickened in the middle. The mandibles are three-toothed and claws show 3 teeth. Hind margin of third abdominal tergite has a distinct notch. The abdomen is shiny.[5][6]
