Systematic position of Chrysis comparata Lepeletier, 1806

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Chrysis comparata Lepeletier, 1806
Species group	comparata s.str.
Original combination	Chrysis comparata Lepeletier, 1806
Type series	Syntypes (Mus.: Turin)
Original description	C. abdomine aureo, segmenti primi basi caerulea. Tête et corcelet d'un vert bleuâtre. Yeux et antennes noirs. Abdomen doré; son extrémité à troi échancrures: base du premier segment d'un vert bleuâtre. Pieds d'un vert bleuâtre. Ailes enfumées. Mâle. Meudon.
Synonyms and subspecies	chevrieri Mocs.
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis comparata Lepeletier, 1806

World distribution

Type locality	France (Meudon)
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Europe (France), W Asia
Linsenmaier	CS Europe, Holland, N Africa, Lebanon, ? Greece
Other Authors	W Palaearctic
Chorology	Europeo-Mediterranean
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis comparata 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	Gribodo, 1874 (as Chrysis distinguenda); Buysson, 1890; Gribodo, 1919 (as Chrysis distinguenda); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.	Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a;
Lombardia|Lombardy	Gribodo, 1919, Rosa, 2002a, b, 2005a;
Trentino Alto Adige	Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1879; Cobelli, 1903, 1910;
Veneto	Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Friuli V.G.	Kusdas, 1958;
Liguria	Mantero, 1899; Buysson, 1890; Invrea, 1920, 1922a; Rosa, 2005a (on Daucus, Foeniculum, Ferulago galbanifera, Pastinaca, Pimpinella); Strumia, 2005a;
Emilia Romagna	Buysson, 1890; Grandi, 1954, 1962; Roberti, Frilli & Pizzaghi, 1965; Zangheri, 1969; Rosa, 2005b, 2006b; Strumia, 2005;
Toscana|Tuscany	Piccioli, 1884 (as Chrysis distinguenda); Contarini, 1843; Grandi, 1936, 1954; Casolari & Casolari, 1980 (as Chrysis distinguenda); Strumia, 1990, 1995 (ypt), Strumia, 2005; Rosa, 2005a, 2006b;
Umbria	Rosa, 2005a (on Prunus, Daucus, Foeniculum and Apium)
Marche	Strumia, 1990, 2005;
Lazio	Lepri, 1910; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Abruzzo	Rosa, 2004, 2005a;
Molise
Campania	Rosa, 2005;
Puglia|Apulia	Strumia, 2005;
Basilicata
Calabria	Invrea, 1933; Rosa, 2005a;
Sicilia|Sicily	Ghiliani, 1843 (as Chrysis distinguenda); De Stefani, 1888; Buysson, 1890; Casolari & Casolari, 1980 (as Chrysis distinguenda); Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna|Sardinia	Mantero, 1909; Rosa, 2004, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Distribution notes

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

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

Biology of Chrysis comparata Lepeletier, 1806

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae	Pemphredon unicolor F. (Grandi, 1961)
Apidae
Colletidae	Hylaeus confusus Nyl. (Grandi, 1961)
Halictidae
Megachilidae	Anthidium F. (Grandi, 1951), Paranthidiellum lituratum Pz. (Grandi, 1961), Anthidium manicatum L. (Linsenmaier, 1959)
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	Ferulago galbanifera K. and Foeniculum piperitum D.C. (Invrea, 1922)
Parasites
Biological notes

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