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... medial flagellomeres longer than broad, significantly but not much, so Pseudomalus triangulifer. Couldn't find out which one was T-III, so this I didn't check.

Hi Paolo.
Thanks for reply. Try to put it (and a couple of its "friends") under the microscope to decide whether it's Pseudomalus auratus or triangulifer.
Here an additional specimen, less colourfull.
Greetings Martin

:welcome: Martin, thanks for your nice Plate. It looks like a Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus), however, in Denmark there's an other similar species: Pseudomalus triangulifer (Abeille). The latter is recognizable by antenna long and slender, with medial ...

Hi Thomas! yes, you're right, it looks like Pseudomalus auratus (L.) However, if you wat to be sure, you must take a picture ... If the first segments are longer (l/w>1) then it could be Pseudomalus triangulifer (Abeille). Take a look! Cheers Paolo

... (from pseudo - [LAT, suff.] + ( Holopyga ) = false Holopyga) [f.] Pseudomalus (from pseudo - [LAT, suff.] + ( Omalus ) = false Omalus) [m.] ... venter) pusillus (from pusillus, a, um [LAT, adj.] = tiny, very little) triangulifer (from triangulum [LAT, nn.] = triangle) + ( ferre [LAT, v.] ...

Very likely P. auratus , however the somewhat similar (but rarer) P. triangulifer is also a possible candidate, although it is on average a larger species. Good, sharp, shots of the middle antennal segments are the best (only reliable?) way to separate them, ...

Hi Pepik:

1- Chrysis analis Spinola
2- Trichrysis cyanea (Linnaeus)
3- Pseudomalus cfr. triangulifer (Abeille)
4- Ch.ignita ? yes, ignita group
5- Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus)

Ciao!

catches from 2012 are not very good - please ID
thank you
1- no name
2- T.cyanea
3- P.auratus ?
4- Ch.ignita ?
5- P.auratus ?

:welcome: Ari, for sure your specimen belongs to the genus Pseudomalus . Based on the pictures I can not ID auratus (Linnaeus) or triangulifer (Abeille). Your pictures are very nice, but unfortunately I cannot see the micro-punctuation ...

... very nice pictures!!! your specimen is a male belonging to the genus Pseudomalus . I'm not 100% sure about the species ID, but i think that this is a male of Pseudomalus triangulifer Abeille. The most significant characters are given by the carinate fore ...