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Good evening everybody,

could this be a female of Chrysis fulgida ? I am a bit confused as the golden spot on the first segment is almost non-existent. Captured on 23 June 2013, Southern Bohemia, Czech republic.

Thank you.

David

You are correct, C. fulgida female for sure

What is the

the golden spot on the first segment is almost non-existent.

character you mention? Which, segment, the first abdominal tergite? I'm not familiar with this, what key are you using?

I think that the only similar species that is likely to co-occur in the Czech republic is Chrysis immaculata, but that species have a gold/red edge posteriorly on tergite 1. See viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90 and liks therein.

And as always, very nice pictures!

/Alex

Good evening Alex,

thank you for your confirmation.

I was referring to the first tergite as in specimens I have captured so far, the golden spot on the side of the first tergite was always more or less visible (see photo).

I was also puzzled by the colour of the second tergite (although the metallic coloration changes with every angle). The tergites appeared to be blue/golden/red unlike the "usual"combination blue/red/red.

Anyway, I am wiser now. Thank you for the link.

Regards

David