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Chrysis ignita group - Denmark

PostPosted: 17 Aug 2011 08:57
by Bjoern
Hello Forum,
This is my first visit to Chrisis Forum. Appreciate your help to identify this sp. Tks.
Brgds Bjørn

Re: ID Crysis DK

PostPosted: 17 Aug 2011 19:28
by Euchroeus
Hi Bjoern

:welcome: in the Forum!!!

Nice pictures!

Your specimen is a female of the Chrysis ignita group.
I say Chrysis mediata subgroup, because of the pit of the ovopositor, which seems to be very large.
It's always better to examine a prepared specimen of this group to be sure of the ID.
Let's wait for Villu, maybe he could be more precise than me.

Best Regards
Ciao
Paolo

Re: ID Crysis DK

PostPosted: 17 Aug 2011 19:28
by Euchroeus
Hi Bjoern

I see that you entered the same post twice, I'll delete the second one.

Ciao
Paolo

Re: ID Crysis DK

PostPosted: 19 Aug 2011 11:59
by Bjoern
Hi Paolo,
Thank you for a nice welcome. Also tks for the estimates of the sp and suggestion to wait for Villu. Sorry for the second entry, please delete.
Brgds Bjoern

Re: Chrysis ignita group - Denmark

PostPosted: 30 Aug 2011 22:27
by Villu
Hi!

Unfortunately I can't help much, even worse I am not even sure about the Chrysis mediata subgroup. The ovipositor is just not fully extended and I don't think its length can estimated from these photos. Therefore it may belong the C. mediata subgroup but it may also belong to the group of the closest relatives of C. ignita, like C. imressa, C. schencki, C. ignita etc. However there are numerous species, which can be excluded like: C. angustula, C. longula, C. subcoriacea, C. leptomandibularis, C. brevitarsis, C. pseudobrevitarsis.

Unfortunately I can't help more.
Villu

Re: Chrysis ignita group - Denmark

PostPosted: 07 Sep 2011 21:52
by Bjoern
Right, I fully understand the problems. Thanks very much for the well-founded answer. Crysis sp. it is.
Brgds Bjoern