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| authority = ([[Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure|Saussure]], 1867) <ref name="Day">{{cite journal |
| authority = ([[Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure|Saussure]], 1867) <ref name="Day">{{cite journal|first = M. C.|last = Day|year = 1979|journal = [[Biological Journal of the Linnean Society]]|volume = 12|issue = 1|pages = 45–84|title = The species of Hymenoptera described by Linnaeus in the genera ''Sphex'', ''Chrysis'', ''Vespa'', ''Apis'' and ''Mutilla''|doi = 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1979.tb00049.x|url = https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/biolinnean/12/1/10.1111_j.1095-8312.1979.tb00049.x/2/j.1095-8312.1979.tb00049.x.pdf}}</ref> |
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*''Sphex cyaneus'' <small>[[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1775</small> |
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The '''blue mud dauber''' (''Chalybion californicum'') is a metallic blue species of [[mud dauber]] wasp that is the primary predator of [[Latrodectus|black widow spider]]s.<ref name="tamu">{{cite |
The '''blue mud dauber''' (''Chalybion californicum'') is a metallic blue species of [[mud dauber]] wasp that is the primary predator of [[Latrodectus|black widow spider]]s.<ref name="tamu">{{cite book|url = http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg334.html|chapter = Mud Daubers|publisher = [[Gulf Publishing Company]]|year = 1999|title = Field Guide to Texas Insects|first1 = Bastiaan M.|last1 = Drees|first2 = John A.|last2 = Jackman|accessdate = 10 July 2007|isbn = 978-0-87719-263-3|archive-date = 12 July 2007|dead-url = yes|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070712045134/http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg334.html}}</ref> Females build their own nests, but occasionally refurbish nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps, particularly Sceliphron.<ref name="BugGuide">{{cite web|url = http://bugguide.net/node/view/5458|title = Species ''Chalybion californicum'' – Blue Mud Wasp|website = [[BugGuide]]|publisher = Department of Entomology, [[Iowa State University]]|date = 10 June 2017|accessdate = 1 July 2017}}</ref> It is not normally aggressive.<ref name="tamu"/> It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (''[[Chlorion aerarium]]''). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Genus: | Chalybion |
| Species: | C. californicum
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The blue mud dauber (Chalybion californicum) is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that is the primary predator of black widow spiders.[2] Females build their own nests, but occasionally refurbish nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps, particularly Sceliphron.[3] It is not normally aggressive.[2] It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (Chlorion aerarium). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting.
References
- ^ a b Day, M. C. (1979). "The species of Hymenoptera described by Linnaeus in the genera Sphex, Chrysis, Vespa, Apis and Mutilla" (PDF). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 12 (1): 45–84. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1979.tb00049.x.
- ^ a b Drees, Bastiaan M.; Jackman, John A. (1999). "Mud Daubers". Field Guide to Texas Insects. Gulf Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87719-263-3. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Species Chalybion californicum – Blue Mud Wasp". BugGuide. Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.