Chalybion

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Chalybion
Chalybion japonicum
Chalybion sp. wasp reusing an old nest of Sceliphron sp. Note the different white material used to cap the cells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Subfamily: Sceliphrinae
Genus: Chalybion
Dahlbom, 1843
Type species
Chalybion californicum
(Saussure, 1867)
Species

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Synonyms
  • Chalybium Agassiz, 1846
  • Hemichalybion Kohl, 1918

Chalybion is a genus of blue mud dauber wasps in the family Sphecidae. Chalybion species nest in a wide range of natural and artificial cavities such as holes in wood, walls, plant stems, etc., where they typically provision their brood cells with paralyzed spiders. They also reuse old nests of other wasps like Trypoxylon and Sceliphron.[1]

Species

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There are 49 described species of Chalybion:[2][3][4]

Data source: g = GBIF,[10]

References

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  2. ^ Genus Chalybion, BugGuide
  3. ^ Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Sphecidae Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, WaspWeb
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  5. ^ Maurizio Mei, Giorgio Pezzi, Remo De Togni, Umberto Devincenzo The oriental mud-dauber wasp Chalybion bengalense (Dahlbom) introduced in Italy (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)
  6. ^ Maurizio Mei, Ivo Boščík
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