Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

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Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

European distribution of Hedychridium wahisi
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Systematic position of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

Subfamily & Tribe Chrysidinae (Elampini) Size (mm)
Size (mm):
 
Genus & species Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998
Species group plagiatum
Original combination Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998
Type series Holotypus ♂ (Mus.: Gembloux)
Original description Male. Size: Body length 4.8mm.
Head: Height 1.03mm, width 1.32mm, length 0.68mm. LID = 0.77mm. Head dark blue colored. Malar space 1.1 MOD long. Face (fig. 1A) flat with depressed scapal basin and with very fine hairs that are hard to recognize. Scapal basin punctate in outer one-third (PD = 0.045-0.030(-0.015)mm), transversely ridged in the middle. Transverse frontal carina absent. PD of vertex equal to that of face. Mandibles brown with two teeth on the interior edge. In dorsal view genae more or less parallel. Scapus of antenna dark brown or with weak dark blue metallic reflections. Pedicellus and flagellum non-metallic dark brown. Relative lengths of P/F-I/F-II are 2.0/2.5/1.0. F-III and the following flagellomers nearly as long as broad.
Thorax: Length 2.1mm, width 1.3mm, 1/w = 1/1.6. Pronotum (1/w = app. 1/1.8) golden colored except for the anterior margin and the lateral depression that are green or blue. Sculpture rather coarse, PD = (0.06-)0.045(-0.03)mm. Spaces between punctures varying between 0.2-1 PD, but usually under 0.5. Scutum dark blue colored. PD equal to that of pronotum but with reduced depth. Dorsal half of the mesopleuron golden colored. Other parts of mesopleuron dark blue or green. Scutellum golden colored and with a PD of 0.06-0.045mm. Spaces between punctures equal to that of the pronotum. Metanotum unmodified and black. Propodeum dark blue. Lateral propodeal tooth long drawn out (fig. 1B). Tibiae non-metallic brown, femora with weak dark blue metallic reflections.
Abdomen: Length 1.95mm, width 1.60mm, 1/w = 1/1.2. T-I golden in outer one fifth, black in the middle. Border between both parts appears green or blue. T-II golden with a big triangular spot. Broad side black and touching T-I; tip of triangular spot blue and reaching T-III. Apical margin of T-II with thin transverse blue line. PD in center of black spot 0.015mm, spaces between punctures <0.3 PD. T-III blue, apical margin with weak but conspicuous transverse swelling. T-III with very weak medial keel. S-I-II-III dark brown without metallic spots. The genital capsule is shown in fig. 1C.
Paratypes: Morphology and coloration about as in the holotype.
Distinction of the sexes: In females, the apical margin of S-III is weakly concave instead of weakly convex.
Synonyms and subspecies  
Systematic notes  

World distribution of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

World distribution
Type locality Italy (Lazio, Gallinaro)
Kimsey & Bohart  
Linsenmaier  
Other Authors  
Chorology Italian-continental
Distribution notes  

European distribution of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

Country Records
Italy Mainland
Distribution notes

Italian distribution of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998 according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna

Macroregion North (N): South (S): Sicily (Si): Sardinia (Sa):
Endemic
Italian distribution of Hedychridium wahisi
Italian distribution

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records, Personal evidences and other sources)

Adm. Region Literature records Online records Personal records
Piedmont
Aosta Valley
Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio Niehuis, 1998;
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
Distribution notes

Data from GBIF on Hedychridium wahisi

Data from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 2 occurrences.

Scientific name Country Locality State province Coordinates Month & Year Basis of record Dataset Recorded by Collection code Institution code Identified by
BOLD:AED3103 92013 MATERIAL_SAMPLE
Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Franco Strumia

Biology of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae  
Vespidae  
Eumenidae  
Masaridae  
Sphecidae
Apidae  
Colletidae  
Halictidae  
Megachilidae  
Anthophoridae  
Lepidoptera  
Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat  
Plants for rest/refuge  
Parasites  
Biological notes  

Further pictures of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998 drawn from GBIF

Pictures taken from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 0 occurrences.

Systematic position of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

Subfamily & Tribe Chrysidinae (Elampini) Size (mm)
Size (mm):
 
Genus & species Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998
Species group plagiatum
Original combination Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998
Type series Holotypus ♂ (Mus.: Gembloux)
Original description Male. Size: Body length 4.8mm.
Head: Height 1.03mm, width 1.32mm, length 0.68mm. LID = 0.77mm. Head dark blue colored. Malar space 1.1 MOD long. Face (fig. 1A) flat with depressed scapal basin and with very fine hairs that are hard to recognize. Scapal basin punctate in outer one-third (PD = 0.045-0.030(-0.015)mm), transversely ridged in the middle. Transverse frontal carina absent. PD of vertex equal to that of face. Mandibles brown with two teeth on the interior edge. In dorsal view genae more or less parallel. Scapus of antenna dark brown or with weak dark blue metallic reflections. Pedicellus and flagellum non-metallic dark brown. Relative lengths of P/F-I/F-II are 2.0/2.5/1.0. F-III and the following flagellomers nearly as long as broad.
Thorax: Length 2.1mm, width 1.3mm, 1/w = 1/1.6. Pronotum (1/w = app. 1/1.8) golden colored except for the anterior margin and the lateral depression that are green or blue. Sculpture rather coarse, PD = (0.06-)0.045(-0.03)mm. Spaces between punctures varying between 0.2-1 PD, but usually under 0.5. Scutum dark blue colored. PD equal to that of pronotum but with reduced depth. Dorsal half of the mesopleuron golden colored. Other parts of mesopleuron dark blue or green. Scutellum golden colored and with a PD of 0.06-0.045mm. Spaces between punctures equal to that of the pronotum. Metanotum unmodified and black. Propodeum dark blue. Lateral propodeal tooth long drawn out (fig. 1B). Tibiae non-metallic brown, femora with weak dark blue metallic reflections.
Abdomen: Length 1.95mm, width 1.60mm, 1/w = 1/1.2. T-I golden in outer one fifth, black in the middle. Border between both parts appears green or blue. T-II golden with a big triangular spot. Broad side black and touching T-I; tip of triangular spot blue and reaching T-III. Apical margin of T-II with thin transverse blue line. PD in center of black spot 0.015mm, spaces between punctures <0.3 PD. T-III blue, apical margin with weak but conspicuous transverse swelling. T-III with very weak medial keel. S-I-II-III dark brown without metallic spots. The genital capsule is shown in fig. 1C.
Paratypes: Morphology and coloration about as in the holotype.
Distinction of the sexes: In females, the apical margin of S-III is weakly concave instead of weakly convex.
Synonyms and subspecies  
Systematic notes  

Geographic distribution of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

World distribution

World distribution
Type locality Italy (Lazio, Gallinaro)
Kimsey & Bohart  
Linsenmaier  
Other Authors  
Chorology Italian-continental
Distribution notes  

European distribution

Country Records
Italy Mainland
Distribution notes

Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna

Macroregion North (N): South (S): Sicily (Si): Sardinia (Sa):
Endemic
Italian distribution of Hedychridium wahisi
Italian distribution

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records, Personal evidences and other sources)

Adm. Region Literature records FEI records Personal records
Piedmont
Aosta Valley
Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio Niehuis, 1998;
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
Distribution notes

Data from GBIF

Data from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 2 occurrences.

Scientific name Country Locality State province Coordinates Month & Year Basis of record Dataset Recorded by Collection code Institution code Identified by
BOLD:AED3103 92013 MATERIAL_SAMPLE
Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Franco Strumia

Biology of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae  
Vespidae  
Eumenidae  
Masaridae  
Sphecidae
Apidae  
Colletidae  
Halictidae  
Megachilidae  
Anthophoridae  
Lepidoptera  
Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat  
Plants for rest/refuge  
Parasites  
Biological notes  

Further pictures of Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998 drawn from GBIF

No pictures in GBIF.

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Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P. (2024) Hedychridium wahisi Niehuis, 1998, in: Chrysis.net Database of the European Chrysididae. Interim version 03 December 2024, URL: https://www.chrysis.net/database-of-the-european-chrysididae/species/?rif=Hedychridium_wahisi.