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.
| Chlorion | |
|---|---|
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| Chlorion lobatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Subfamily: | Chloriontinae |
| Genus: | Chlorion Latreille, 1802[1] |
| Species | |
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
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