Chrysis (wasp)

Chrysis
Chrysis ignita on Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Chrysididae
Tribe:	Chrysidini
Genus:	Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761
Type species
Chrysis ignita Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera
Acanthochrysis Haupt, 1956 Cephalochrysis Semenov, 1910 Chrysaspis Saussure, 1887 Chrysidium Brauns, 1928 Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761 Cornuchrysis Balthasar, 1953 Dichrysis Lichtenstein, 1876 Eurychrysis Bischoff, 1910 Glossochrysis Semenov, 1954 Gonodontochrysis Semenov, 1954 Heptachrysis Mocsary, 1889 Heterochrysis Brauns, 1928 Nemophora Dahlbom, 1854 Octochrysis Mocsary, 1914 Platycelia Dahlbom, 1845 Poeciloechroa Dahlbom, 1854 Pseudogonochrysis Bischoff, 1910 Pseudohexachrysis Bischoff, 1910 Pseudotetrachrysis Bischoff, 1910 Pyria Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 Pyrochloris Klug, 1839 Spintharis Klug, 1845
Synonyms
Chrysogona Förster, 1853 Pyrosoma Dahlbom, 1854 Unav. Tetrachrysis Lichtenstein, 1876 Hexachrysis Lichtenstein, 1876 Actinochrysis Haupt, 1956 Cymatochrysis Haupt, 1956

Chrysis is a very large genus of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). It is the largest genus in the family, including over 1,000 species in over 20 subgenera, as speciose as all remaining Chrysididae combined.^[1] The generic name is derived from Greek chrysis, "gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress", and pays tribute to the brilliant metallic appearance of wasps in the genus.