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Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806
Image(s) 		Chorology: S-European
Chorology: S-European		 Italian distribution of Chrysis elegans
Italian distribution







 

Help AiutoSystematic position of Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

Subfamily & Tribe Chrysidinae (Chrysidini) Size (mm)
Size (mm):
 
Genus & species Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806
Species group elegans
Original combination Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806
Type series Typus ♂ (Mus.: lost)
Original description C. capite caeruleo, thorace suprà aureo. Tête d'un vert bleuâtre. Sommet, yeux et antennes noirs. Corcelet doré en dessus, d'un vert bleuâtre en dessous, et sous l'écusson: celui-ci vert. Abdomen doré. Pieds d'un vert bleuâtre. Ailes transparentes.
Femelle. Je ne sais de quel pays elle est.
Synonymy  
Systematic notes  

Help AiutoGeographic distribution of Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

World distribution
Type locality unknown
Kimsey & Bohart Palaearctic: S Europe (Greece), Middle East
Linsenmaier Spain, S France, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Zante, Corfu
Other Authors Mediterranean area
Chorology S-European
Distribution notes  
Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna
Macroregion North (N): TRUE South (S): TRUE Sicily (Si): TRUE Sardinia (Sa): FALSE
Endemic FALSE
Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Personal evidences, Literature records and other sources)   
Adm. Region Literature records Personal records
Piemonte|Piedmont TRUE Gribodo, 1874; FALSE
Valle d'Aosta|Aosta V. FALSE FALSE
Lombardia|Lombardy FALSE FALSE
Trentino Alto Adige TRUE Cobelli, 1903; TRUE
Veneto FALSE FALSE
Friuli V.G. TRUE Kusdas, 1958; FALSE
Liguria TRUE Mantero, 1899; Invrea, 1922a; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005; TRUE
Emilia Romagna FALSE FALSE
Toscana|Tuscany TRUE Piccioli, 1884; Strumia, 2005; TRUE
Umbria FALSE TRUE
Marche FALSE FALSE
Lazio TRUE Lepri, 1910; Grandi, 1934, 1954; Strumia, 1996, 2005; Rosa, 2005a; TRUE
Abruzzo TRUE Rosa, 2004; TRUE
Molise TRUE Strumia, 2005; FALSE
Campania TRUE Rosa, 2005a; FALSE
Puglia|Apulia TRUE Strumia, 2005; TRUE
Basilicata FALSE FALSE
Calabria TRUE Costa, 1863, 1882; Mocsáry, 1889; Invrea, 1933, 1941c; Rosa, 2005a; TRUE
Sicilia|Sicily TRUE Sichel, 1860; De Stefani, 1888; Mocsáry, 1889; Linsenmaier, 1959; Casolari & Casolari, 1980; Strumia, 2005; TRUE
Sardegna|Sardinia TRUE Perraudin, 1978; FALSE
Distribution notes

Help AiutoBiology of Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

Known Hosts
Polyphagous
TRUE
 
Tenthredinidae
FALSE
Vespidae
FALSE
Eumenidae
TRUE
Odynerus (Linsenmaier, 1968)
Masaridae
FALSE
Sphecidae
TRUE
Gorytes (Linsenmaier, 1968)
Apidae
FALSE
Colletidae
FALSE
Halictidae
FALSE
Megachilidae
TRUE
Osmia cristata (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Osmia cristata Fon. (Linsenmaier, 1959)
Anthophoridae
FALSE
Lepidoptera
FALSE
Notes on Hosts
Known Habitat
Habitat  
Plants for rest/refuge Daucus carota L. (Invrea, 1922)
Parasites  
Biological notes  

For citation purposes:

Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P., 2017 : Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806 . In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version 24 July 2017 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.