Systematic position of Chrysis sexdentata Christ, 1791

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Chrysis sexdentata Christ, 1791
Species group	smaragdula-sexdentata
Original combination	Chrysis sexdentata Christ, 1791
Type series	Typus ? (Mus.: lost)
Original description	Die ist von mitlerer Grösse. Kopf und Brustschild sind rötlich blau: der Hinterleib grünglanzend, von drei Ringen, deren lezterer sechs Zäne hat. Wont in Deutschland.
Synonyms and subspecies	micans R., similis Lep., synonym of variegata Ol. in Kimsey & Bohart (1990)
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis sexdentata Christ, 1791

World distribution

Type locality	Germany
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Europe, W Asia, N Africa
Linsenmaier	CS Europe, W Asia, N Africa, Crete
Other Authors	Palaearctic Region
Chorology	Europeo-Mediterranean
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis sexdentata Christ, 1791

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	Rosa, 2005a (on Daucus carota flowers);
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige	Cobelli, 1903, 1910 (as Chrysis micans);
Veneto	Invrea, 1941b;
Friuli V.G.	Graffe, 1895 (on Euphorbia); Kusdas, 1958; Kusdas & Thurner, 1958; Strumia, 2005;
Liguria	Mantero, 1899 (as Chrysis micans), 1905; Strumia, 2005;
Emilia Romagna	Strumia, 2005;
Toscana|Tuscany	Rossi, 1792 (as Chrysis micans); Mantero, 1905; Grandi, 1934, 1937 (as Chrysis micans); Strumia, 2002, 2005; Rosa, 2005a, 2006b;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Lepri, 1910 (as Chrysis micans); Grandi, 1934, 1954; Strumia, 1990, 2005; Rosa, 2005;
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata	Strumia, 2005;
Calabria	Invrea, 1933 (as Chrysis micans), 1941c; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Sicilia|Sicily	De Stefani, 1888; Mocsáry, 1889; Buysson, 1890; Casolari & Casolari, 1980 (as Chrysis micans); Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna|Sardinia	Costa, 1883 (as Chrysis micans); Mocsáry, 1889; Mantero, 1905; Invrea, 1952; 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	24.VI.2011 - ITALIA - Puglia - LE, San Cataldo, leg.M. Bollino
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 sexdentata Christ, 1791

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae	Odynerus parietum (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Odynerus (Linsenmaier, 1969)
Masaridae
Sphecidae	Cerceris arenaria (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Cerceris (Linsenmaier, 1969)
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae	Osmia adunca, O. aenea, O. panzeri, Chalicodoma sicula (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Chalicodoma sicula R. (Invrea, 1941), Osmia, Chalicodoma (Linsenmaier, 1969)
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	Euphorbia (Graffe, 1895); Euphorbia (Schmidt, 1977)
Parasites
Biological notes

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