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Soria, C Spain, 25-7-14.

Thanks !

Chrysis sp, maybe monticola ?

(I just read your paper Euchroeus ^^).

Yes,
Jerome is right ( )

it's a female of Chrysis monticola Linsenmaier

This is really an incredible and unexpected Chrysidid.
Not only because this is the first record for the Spanish fauna, but because collected in Soria.
In my previous paper I wrote that this species (known only on Portuguese specimens) is expected in Spain and Andalucia, but this finding in Soria is unexpected, for different reasons:

1) It is far away from Southern Spain and Portugal;
2) Linsenmaier, in the past century, collected thousands specimens in Soria, in more than 30 years and never found it, in any season of the year.

Conclusion, it is possible that this species is colonizing the south-western part of Europe, in the same way of Chrysis marginata in the south-east.

José, you should publish this record.
Cheers
Paolo

Super!

Nice !!

Many thanks to all !!

(Sorry, where can I find your paper ?)

Hi,

you can find it here:
http://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs ... ew/235/258

and here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paolo_Rosa2

Many thanks again !