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Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)

Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)
Image(s) 		Chorology: Holarctic
Chorology : Holarctic
Italian distribution

 

Help | AiutoSystematic position of Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)

Subfamily & Tribe Chrysidinae (Elampini)
Genus & species Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)
Species group  
Original combination Chrysis aenea Fabricius, 1787
Type series Holotype (Mus.: Copenhagen)
Original description C. glabra aenea nitida, pedibus antennisque fuscis. Habitat Halae Saxonum Dom. Hybner.
Statura parva omnino C. auratae at tota aenea nitida antennis pedibusque solis fuscis. Alae apice fuscae.
Synonymy  
Systematic notes  

Help | AiutoGeographic distribution of Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)

World distribution
Type locality Germany (Halle)
Kimsey & Bohart Palaearctic: widespread (Germany)
Linsenmaier Europe, Anatolia
Other Authors Holarctic Region
Chorology Holarctic
Distribution notes  
Italian distribution sensu Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna (Strumia, 1995, 2001, 2005)
Macroregion North (N): TRUE South (S): TRUE Sicily (Si): FALSE Sardinia (Sa): TRUE
Endemic FALSE
Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Personal evidences and Literature records)
Adm. Region
Personal
Literature
 Reference(s)
Piemonte (1)
TRUE
TRUE
Abeille, 1879; Buysson, 1890 (as Ellampus); Invrea, 1922 (as Ellampus on umbrellifers and on bushes of Rosa infested by aphids); Rosa, 2002c, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d'Aosta (2)
TRUE
TRUE
Rosa, 2002c, 2006a;
Lombardia (3)
TRUE
TRUE
Rosa, 2002a, 2002b, 2005a; Strumia, 2002;
Trentino A.A. (4)
TRUE
TRUE
Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1879; Cobelli, 1903, 1910 (as Ellampus); Marcuzzi, 1956; Erlandsson, 1972; Hellrigl, 1996; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Veneto (5)
TRUE
TRUE
Giordani Soika, 1932 (as Ellampus); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Friuli V.G. (6)
TRUE
TRUE
Graffe, 1895 (as Ellampus); Kusdas & Thurner, 1955; Kusdas, 1958;
Liguria (7)
TRUE
TRUE
Spinola, 1808 (as H. aeneum); Mantero, 1899 (as Ellampus); Invrea, 1921 (as Ellampus on Ficus infested by Ceroplates rusci L.); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Emilia Romagna (8)
TRUE
TRUE
Grandi, 1927 (as Ellampus); Roberti, Frilli & Pizzaghi, 1965; Rosa, 2005a, 2005b; Strumia, 2005;
Toscana (9)
TRUE
TRUE
Grandi, 1954 (as Ellampus); Strumia, 1990; Strumia, 1990, 1997 (host of Psenulus pallipes); Rosa, 2005a;
Umbria (10)
FALSE
TRUE
Rosa, 2005a;
Marche (11)
TRUE
TRUE
Erlandsson, 1972;
Lazio (12)
TRUE
TRUE
Lepri, 1911 (as Ellampus); Rosa, 2005;
Abruzzo (13)
TRUE
FALSE
Molise (14)
FALSE
FALSE
Campania (15)
FALSE
FALSE
Puglia (16)
FALSE
FALSE
Basilicata (17)
FALSE
FALSE
Calabria (18)
FALSE
FALSE
Sicilia (19)
FALSE
FALSE
Sardegna (20)
FALSE
TRUE
Strumia, 1995;
Distribution notes

Help | AiutoBiology of Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)

Known Hosts
Polyphagous
FALSE
 
Tenthredinidae
FALSE
Vespidae
FALSE
Eumenidae
FALSE
Masaridae
FALSE
Sphecidae
TRUE
Stigmus solskyi Mor. (Invrea, 1941), Passaloecus tenuis Mor., turionum Dhlb., chevrieri Tourn. (Grandi, 1961), Pemphredoninae (Morgan, 1984), Psenulus atratus, Passaloecus eremita and cuspidatus, Pemphredon rufiger Dhlb., Pemphredon (Kimsey & Bohart, 1990), Psenulus pallipes (Strumia, 1997)
Apidae
FALSE
Colletidae
FALSE
Halictidae
FALSE
Megachilidae
FALSE
Anthophoridae
FALSE
Lepidoptera
FALSE
Notes on Hosts
Known Plants & Habitat
Plants for rest Ficus infested by Ceroplates rusci L. (Invrea, 1921), bushes of Rosa, Arundo donax L., Lavatera arborea L., Peach and Ficus infested, Pyrus communis L., umbrellifers (Invrea, 1922), Ribes rubrum (Grandi, 1961), Euphorbia (Schmidt, 1977); nests in Rubus (Invrea, 1941)
Plants for refuge
Habitat  
Parasites  
Biological notes  

For citation purposes:

Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P., 2013 : Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787) . In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version 19 May 2013 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.