An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description of a new species

The Chrysididae are a group of cleptoparasitic and parasitoid aculeate wasps with a large number of rare and endangered species. The taxonomy of this group has long been confusing due to the similarity of species and extensive intraspecific variation. We present for the first time a comprehensive di...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Paukkunen,Juho, Berg,Alexander, Soon,Villu, Ødegaard,Frode, Rosa,Paolo
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015
Subjects:
Morphology
distribution
phenology
host species
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
Chrysis borealis sp. n
Fennoscandia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.548.6164
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/6164/
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Summary:The Chrysididae are a group of cleptoparasitic and parasitoid aculeate wasps with a large number of rare and endangered species. The taxonomy of this group has long been confusing due to the similarity of species and extensive intraspecific variation. We present for the first time a comprehensive dichotomous key for all 74 species found in the Nordic and Baltic countries. In addition to diagnostic characters, information on the distribution and biology of each species is also presented. A new species, Chrysis borealis Paukkunen, Ødegaard & Soon, sp. n. is described on the basis of specimens collected from Fennoscandia. Chrysis gracillima Förster, 1853 is recorded as new to the Nordic and Baltic countries.

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