Hedychrum is a large genus of cuckoo wasps (the family Chrysididae). With roughly 150 species, it is the second largest genus in the family; most species are from the Palaearctic, but they can be found in the Oriental, Afrotropical, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions. Their hosts are typically from the subfamily Philanthinae.
Selected European species
- Hedychrum aureicolle Mocsary, 1889
- Hedychrum chalybaeum Dahlbom, 1854
- Hedychrum gerstaeckeri Chevrier, 1869
- Hedychrum longicolle Abeille de Perrin, 1877
- Hedychrum luculentum Förster, 1853
- Hedychrum mavromoustakisi Trautmann, 1929
- Hedychrum micans Lucas, 1849
- Hedychrum niemelai Linsenmaier, 1959
- Hedychrum nobile Scopoli, 1763
- Hedychrum rufipes <small>R. du Buysson, 1893</small>
- Hedychrum rutilans Dahlbom, 1854 (syn. Hedychrum intermedium)
- Hedychrum tobiasi Kilimnik, 1993
- Hedychrum virens Dahlbom, 1854
- Hedychrum viridilineolatum Kilimnik, 1993
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