| Chrysura hirsuta | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Chrysura |
| Species: | C. hirsuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysura hirsuta Gerstäcker,1869
| |
Chrysura hirsuta, also known as the Northern Osmia ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of parasitic cuckoo wasp within the family Chrysididae.
Chrysura hirsuta can range in length from 7 to 11 mm long. The head and mesosoma of the wasp are blue or dark green in colour, with a possible presence of golden green reflection. The metasoma of the wasp however is golden red or in rare circumstances golden green in colour. The mandibles possess a sizeable subapical tooth and the scutellum of the metathorax is flat. The flight period of C. hirsuta is between April and July. [1] This species is believed to reproduce via thelytokous parthenogenesis, due to a higher female to male sex ratio. [2]
Chrysura hirsuta can be found within the Trans-Palearctic region from Western Europe through to East Asia. The species has been recorded in the countries and territories of: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Corsica, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland, Poland and the United Kingdom. [3] [1] [4]
C. hirsuta has also been found living within the Pyrenees mountain range. [3]
Chrysura hirsuta can be found living in a variety of habitats including mountains, [3] meadows, woodlands and glades. [1] Due to being a parasitic species, their populations can only survive in proximity to a population of their mason bee host species. C. hirsuta are often found flying in close proximity to drystone walls, [3] rocky outcrops and dead wood, [1] which are places their host species are known to build their nests.
The following species are known to be hosts for the Northern Osmia ruby-tailed wasp. [1] [5]
- Osmia inermis
- Osmia nigriventris
- Osmia parietina
- Osmia spinulosa
- Osmia uncinata
- Hoplitis tuberculata
- ^
a
b
c
d
e Paukkunen, Berg, Soon, Ødegaard, Rosa, Juho, Alexander, Villu, Frode, Paolo (2015-12-23).
"An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description of a new species".
ZooKeys (548): 1–116.
doi:
10.3897/zookeys.548.6164.
PMC
4714362.
PMID
26798322. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) -
^ Yokoi, Hirooka, Terada, Sugimoto, Tamaru, Satoh, Kandori, Tomoyuki, Takuto, Takeshi, Shusaku, Mayumi, Sachiko, Ikuo (2011-11-23).
"Strongly biased sex ratio in cuckoo wasp Chrysura hirsuta (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), a parasitoid of the mason bee Osmia orientalis". Entomological Science. 15 (2): 250–252.
doi:
10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00500.x.
S2CID
82741255. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ a b c d "Chrysura hirsuta (Gerstäcker,1869)". Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society (BWARS). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Chrysura hirsuta (Gerstaecker, 1869)". Fauna Europaea. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Chrysura hirsuta (Gerstäcker, 1869)". Artsdatabanken (in Norwegian). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
| Chrysura hirsuta | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Chrysura |
| Species: | C. hirsuta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysura hirsuta Gerstäcker,1869
| |
Chrysura hirsuta, also known as the Northern Osmia ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of parasitic cuckoo wasp within the family Chrysididae.
Chrysura hirsuta can range in length from 7 to 11 mm long. The head and mesosoma of the wasp are blue or dark green in colour, with a possible presence of golden green reflection. The metasoma of the wasp however is golden red or in rare circumstances golden green in colour. The mandibles possess a sizeable subapical tooth and the scutellum of the metathorax is flat. The flight period of C. hirsuta is between April and July. [1] This species is believed to reproduce via thelytokous parthenogenesis, due to a higher female to male sex ratio. [2]
Chrysura hirsuta can be found within the Trans-Palearctic region from Western Europe through to East Asia. The species has been recorded in the countries and territories of: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Corsica, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland, Poland and the United Kingdom. [3] [1] [4]
C. hirsuta has also been found living within the Pyrenees mountain range. [3]
Chrysura hirsuta can be found living in a variety of habitats including mountains, [3] meadows, woodlands and glades. [1] Due to being a parasitic species, their populations can only survive in proximity to a population of their mason bee host species. C. hirsuta are often found flying in close proximity to drystone walls, [3] rocky outcrops and dead wood, [1] which are places their host species are known to build their nests.
The following species are known to be hosts for the Northern Osmia ruby-tailed wasp. [1] [5]
- Osmia inermis
- Osmia nigriventris
- Osmia parietina
- Osmia spinulosa
- Osmia uncinata
- Hoplitis tuberculata
- ^
a
b
c
d
e Paukkunen, Berg, Soon, Ødegaard, Rosa, Juho, Alexander, Villu, Frode, Paolo (2015-12-23).
"An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description of a new species".
ZooKeys (548): 1–116.
doi:
10.3897/zookeys.548.6164.
PMC
4714362.
PMID
26798322. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) -
^ Yokoi, Hirooka, Terada, Sugimoto, Tamaru, Satoh, Kandori, Tomoyuki, Takuto, Takeshi, Shusaku, Mayumi, Sachiko, Ikuo (2011-11-23).
"Strongly biased sex ratio in cuckoo wasp Chrysura hirsuta (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), a parasitoid of the mason bee Osmia orientalis". Entomological Science. 15 (2): 250–252.
doi:
10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00500.x.
S2CID
82741255. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ a b c d "Chrysura hirsuta (Gerstäcker,1869)". Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society (BWARS). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Chrysura hirsuta (Gerstaecker, 1869)". Fauna Europaea. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Chrysura hirsuta (Gerstäcker, 1869)". Artsdatabanken (in Norwegian). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.