Chlorion

Chlorion
	Chlorion lobatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Subfamily:	Chloriontinae
Genus:	Chlorion; Latreille, 1802
Species
	About 20 species, see text

Chlorion is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Sphecidae. Species have been recorded from the Americas, Africa and tropical Asia through to Java;^[2] they appear to prey mostly on Orthopteran insects.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:^[2]^[3]^[4]

Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879 Steel-blue Cricket Hunter Wasp
Chlorion boharti Menke, 1961
Chlorion consanguineum (Kohl, 1898)
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Chlorion funereum Gribodo, 1879
Chlorion gratiosum (F.Smith, 1856)
Chlorion hemiprasinum (Sichel, 1863)
Chlorion hemipyrrhum (Sichel, 1863)
Chlorion hirtum (Kohl, 1885)
Chlorion lobatum (Fabricius, 1775) - type species (as Sphex lobatus Fabricius, 1775)
Chlorion magnificum F.Morawitz, 1887
Chlorion maxillosum (Poiret, 1787) – African cricket hunter wasp
Chlorion migiurtinicum (Giordani Soika, 1941)
Chlorion mirandum (Kohl, 1890)
Chlorion regale F.Smith, 1873
Chlorion semenowi F.Morawitz, 1890
Chlorion splendidum Fabricius, 1804
Chlorion strandi Willink, 1951
Chlorion striatum Li & Yang, 1989
Chlorion viridicoeruleum Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828

References

^ Latreille PA (1802) Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. F. Dufart, Paris. Vol. 3: i–xii; 1–467.
^ ^a ^b ^c Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Chlorion Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 24 July 2024)
^ Chlorion, ITIS
^ Chlorion, BugGuide

[1] Latreille PA (1802) Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. F. Dufart, Paris. Vol. 3: i–xii; 1–467.

[GBIF-2] Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Chlorion Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 24 July 2024)

[3] Chlorion, ITIS

[4] Chlorion, BugGuide

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