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Chrysis versicolor?

Postby sitomeli » 23 Oct 2012 21:55

Hi
last June I took pictures of a jewel wasp with about 5-6 mm length in Valais in Switzerland on Euphorbia sp.
Could it be C. versicolor?
Kind regards

Rudolf
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Re: Chrysis versicolor?

Postby Euchroeus » 27 Oct 2012 12:48

Dear Rudolf,

yes, you're right. It's the female of Spintharina versicolor (Spinola).
Of course you can follow Linsenmaier and place versicolor in the genus Chrysis Linnaeus. It is correct anyway. On the web-site we follow Kimsey & Bohart's interpretation of the genera only for practicle reasons.

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Paolo
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Re: Chrysis versicolor?

Postby sitomeli » 28 Oct 2012 18:02

Thank you very much, Paolo!
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