Chlorion

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Chlorion is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Sphecidae. There are about 20 species, including Chlorion lobatum. These wasps live in the Americas, Africa, and tropical Asia up to Java, and they mainly prey on Orthopteran insects such as grasshoppers and crickets.

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Family: Sphecidae
- Subfamily: Chloriontinae
- Genus: Chlorion