Systematic position of Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794
Species group	comparata-scutellaris
Original combination	Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794
Type series	Holotypus ♀ (Mus.: Copenhagen)
Original description	Chrysis coerulea nitida scutello abdomineque aureis: ano coeruleo. Habitat in Italia Dr. Allioni. Affinis videtur C. calens. Caput coeruleum antennis nigris. Thorax coeruleus, viridi nitens scutello aureo et sub scutello viridi nitens. Abdomen aureum, nitidum ano coerulo vix dentato. Pedes coerulei.
Synonyms and subspecies
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

World distribution

Type locality	Italy
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Europe (Italy), N Africa, S URSS
Linsenmaier	Europe to Sweden, N Africa
Other Authors	Mediterranean area. Corsica
Chorology	W-European
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

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	Strumia, 1990; Rosa, 2002, 2005a (on Daucus carota, Peucedeanum oroselinum, Achillea millefolium, Sedum album, Reseda lutea, Oenothera biennis); Strumia, 1990, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.	Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a;
Lombardia|Lombardy	Magretti, 1881 (on Pastinaca sativa and Cyrsium lanceolatum), 1884; Rosa, 2002a, 2002b, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Trentino Alto Adige	Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1878; Cobelli, 1903, 1910; Trautmann, 1930; Bonelli, 1966; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Veneto	Massalongo, 1896; Giordani Soika, 1932 (parasitoid of Eumenes pomiformis); Negrisolo, 1995; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Friuli V.G.	Graffe, 1895 (on Ferulago and other umbrellifers); Kusdas, 1958; Kusdas & Thurner, 1958; Strumia, 2005;
Liguria	Spinola, 1808; Mantero, 1899; Bischoff, 1910; Rosa, 2005a (on Pastinaca, Foeniculum, Pimpinella, Ferulago galbanifera, Centranthus ruber); Strumia, 2005;
Emilia Romagna	Buysson, 1890; Grandi, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1954, 1962; Zangheri, 1969; Frilli & Pizzaghi, 1975; Rosa, 2004, 2005a, 2005b, 2006b; Strumia, 2005
Toscana|Tuscany	Piccioli, 1884; Buysson, 1890; Grandi, 1929, 1936; Strumia, 1990, 1995 (ypt), 2002, 2005; Rosa, 2005a, 2006b
Umbria	Rosa, 2005a (on Prunus, Daucus, Foeniculum, Apium);
Marche	Zangheri, 1969; Strumia, 2005;
Lazio	Lepri, 1910; Strumia, 2005;
Abruzzo	Zavattari, 1915; Rosa, 2004, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Molise	Strumia, 2005;
Campania	Costa, 1858; Buysson, 1890;
Puglia|Apulia	Strumia, 2005;
Basilicata	Strumia, 2005;
Calabria	Invrea, 1933;
Sicilia|Sicily	De Stefani, 1888; Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	present in Corsica, in Sardinia is replaced by paglianoi (Strumia, 1995)

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	present in Corsica, in Sardinia is replaced by paglianoi (Strumia, 1995)

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	present in Corsica, in Sardinia is replaced by paglianoi (Strumia, 1995)

Biology of Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae	Eumenes pomiformis (Giordani Soika, 1932)
Masaridae
Sphecidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae	Halictus maculatus (Berland & Bernard, 1938)
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	Pastinaca sativa and Cyrsium lanceolatum (Magretti, 1881); Ferulago and other umbrellifers (Graffe, 1895)
Parasites
Biological notes

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