Caenochrysis

Kimsey & Bohart, 1981

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Caenochrysis is a of cuckoo wasps in the Chrysididae. Members are kleptoparasitic, laying in the nests of other . The genus was established by Kimsey and Bohart in 1981. One , C. striatidorsa, has been documented parasitizing nests of the mason wasp Pison plaumanni in Brazil.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Caenochrysis: //ˌsiːnoʊˈkrɪsɪs//

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Distribution

Documented from Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, Utah).

Host Associations

  • Pison plaumanni Menke, 1968 - kleptoparasiteDocumented for Caenochrysis striatidorsa; mason wasp nests are parasitized

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