Systematic position of Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier, 1806

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier, 1806
Species group	succincta s.str.
Original combination	Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier, 1806
Type series	Lectotype ♂ des. by Morgan (1984) (Mus.: Paris)
Original description	C. abdominis apice nigro-purpureo. Tête d'un vert bleuâtre. Corcelet de même couleur, doré à son sommet. Antennes noires, premier article d'un vert bleuâtre en devant, les trois suivans dorés en dessus. Abdomen doré: son extrémité à trois échancrures, d'un pourpre noirâtre. Pieds d'un vert bleuâtre. Ailes transparentes. Mâle. Je ne sais de quel pays elle est.
Synonyms and subspecies	aeruginosa Dhlb.
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier, 1806

World distribution

Type locality	France
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Europe (France), Morocco
Linsenmaier	France, Belgio, Holland, Fennoscandia, Switzerland, Italy
Other Authors	Europe
Chorology	European
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier, 1806

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 by Administrative Region (Literature records)

Adm. Region	Literature records
Piemonte|Piedmont	Invrea, 1922 (as Chrysis succincta bicolor; on umbrellifers); Rosa, 2002a, b, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.	Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a;
Lombardia|Lombardy	Rosa, 2002a, 2002b, 2004, 2005a;
Trentino Alto Adige	Cobelli, 1903 (as Chrysis aeruginosa and Chrysis succincta bicolor); Rosa, 2005a;
Veneto	Strumia, 2005;
Friuli V.G.	Graffe, 1895 (as Chrysis aeruginosa on Ferulago); Kusdas, 1958 (as Chrysis succincta aeruginosa); Strumia, 2005;
Liguria	Mantero, 1899 (as Chrysis succincta bicolor); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Emilia Romagna	Zangheri, 1969 (as Chrysis succincta bicolor); Rosa, 2004, 2005a, 2005b; Strumia, 2005;
Toscana|Tuscany	Cavanna, 1882; Strumia, 1990; Strumia, 1995 (ypt), 2005; Rosa, 2005a;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Rosa, 2005a;
Abruzzo	Grandi, 1957 (as Chrysis succincta bicolor); Rosa, 2004;
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia|Sicily	De Stefani, 1888;
Sardegna|Sardinia	Invrea, 1952 (as Chrysis succincta bicolor);
Distribution notes	Sicily?

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (FEI records)

Adm. Region	FEI records
Piemonte|Piedmont
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Toscana|Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia|Sicily
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	Sicily?

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Personal evidences)

Adm. Region	Personal records
Piemonte|Piedmont
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Toscana|Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia|Sicily
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	Sicily?

Biology of Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier, 1806

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae	Odynerus spinipes (Berland & Bernard, 1938)
Masaridae
Sphecidae	Dinetus pictus (Schmid-Egger, 2000)
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae	Osmia parietina (Berland & Bernard, 1938)
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	Ferulago (Graffe, 1895); on umbrellifers (Invrea, 1922)
Parasites
Biological notes

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