Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

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Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806
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Chorology: S-European		 Italian distribution of Chrysis elegans
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Systematic position of Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

Subfamily & Tribe Chrysidinae (Chrysidini) Size (mm)
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Genus & species Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806
Species group elegans
Original combination Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806
Type series Typus ♂ (Mus.: lost)
Original description C. capite caeruleo, thorace suprà aureo. Tête d'un vert bleuâtre. Sommet, yeux et antennes noirs. Corcelet doré en dessus, d'un vert bleuâtre en dessous, et sous l'écusson: celui-ci vert. Abdomen doré. Pieds d'un vert bleuâtre. Ailes transparentes.
Femelle. Je ne sais de quel pays elle est.
Synonyms and subspecies  
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Geographic distribution of Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

World distribution

Type locality unknown
Kimsey & Bohart Palaearctic: S Europe (Greece), Middle East
Linsenmaier Spain, S France, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Zante, Corfu
Other Authors Mediterranean area
Chorology S-European
Distribution notes  

Geographic distribution of Chrysis elegans 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 (Personal evidences, Literature records and other sources)

Adm. Region Literature records FEI records Personal records
Piemonte|Piedmont Gribodo, 1874;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige Cobelli, 1903;
Veneto
Friuli V.G. Kusdas, 1958;
Liguria Mantero, 1899; Invrea, 1922a; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Emilia Romagna
Toscana|Tuscany Piccioli, 1884; Strumia, 2005;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio Lepri, 1910; Grandi, 1934, 1954; Strumia, 1996, 2005; Rosa, 2005a;
Abruzzo Rosa, 2004;
Molise Strumia, 2005;
Campania Rosa, 2005a;
Puglia|Apulia Strumia, 2005;
Basilicata
Calabria Costa, 1863, 1882; Mocsáry, 1889; Invrea, 1933, 1941c; Rosa, 2005a;
Sicilia|Sicily Sichel, 1860; De Stefani, 1888; Mocsáry, 1889; Linsenmaier, 1959; Casolari & Casolari, 1980; Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna|Sardinia Perraudin, 1978;
Distribution notes

Biology of Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae  
Vespidae  
Eumenidae   Odynerus (Linsenmaier, 1968)
Masaridae  
Sphecidae Gorytes (Linsenmaier, 1968)
Apidae  
Colletidae  
Halictidae  
Megachilidae   Osmia cristata (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Osmia cristata Fon. (Linsenmaier, 1959)
Anthophoridae  
Lepidoptera  
Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat  
Plants for rest/refuge Daucus carota L. (Invrea, 1922)
Parasites  
Biological notes  

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Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P. (2020) Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806, in: Chrysis.net website. Interim version 07 August 2020, URL: https://www.chrysis.net/database-of-the-italian-chrysididae/species/?rif=Chrysis_elegans.