Hedychrum japonicum Cameron, 1887

Rosa, Paolo, Wei, Na-sen & Xu, Zai-fu, 2014, An annotated checklist of the chrysidid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) from China, ZooKeys 455, pp. 1-128 : 14

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scientific name	Hedychrum japonicum Cameron, 1887
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49. Hedychrum japonicum Cameron, 1887

Hedychrum japonicum Cameron, 1887: 123. Holotype ♂, Japan: Fukui (123 (descr.), depository: BMNH).

Hedychrum japonicum : Tsuneki 1946: 35 (North China, tax.), 39 (descr.); Tsuneki 1947: 50 (comp. notes); Tsuneki 1953b: 23 (North China, tax., aberr.); Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 214 (cat.).

Hedychrum gerstaeckeri ssp. japonicum : Linsenmaier 1959: 41 (North China, descr.); Tsuneki 1970b: 33 (North China, Taiwan, tax.); Tsuneki 1970b: 3 (tax.), 4 (Taiwan: Wushue, notes); Tsuneki 1970c: 47 (Taiwan, North China, key, tax.).

Distribution.

North China and Taiwan. Korea, Japan ( Tsuneki 1953b; Linsenmaier 1959).

Host.

Hedychrum gerstaeckeri japonicum was observed flying around the nests of Cerceris spp., in particular those of Cerceris hortivaga Kohl ( Hymenoptera , Crabronidae ). For other host relationships observed in Europe see Rosa (2006).

Remarks.

Tsuneki (1946) considered Hedychrum marianum as the junior synonym of Hedychrum japonicum .