Systematic position of Chrysis elegans Lepeletier, 1806

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)	Size (mm):
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
Systematic notes

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 (Literature records)

Adm. Region	Literature 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

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 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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