Systematic position of Chrysis viridula Linnaeus, 1761

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Chrysis viridula Linnaeus, 1761
Species group	viridula
Original combination
Type series
Original description	Chrysis viridula glabra nitens viridis, thorace abdominisque segmentis duobus primoribus tergo aureis: ano quadridentato. Habitat in Parietibus. D.C. Solander. Descr. Similis Chr. ignitae, sed tota viridis, praeter primum & secundum Abdominis segmentorum rubro aureum & thoracis dorsum aureum.
Synonyms and subspecies	bidentata L., edentula R., coronata Sp., ornata Sm.
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis viridula Linnaeus, 1761

World distribution

Type locality
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Eurasia
Linsenmaier	S France, Alps, Romania, Poland (according to Buysson also Spain and Italy var. gemma), Caucasus
Other Authors	typ.: Europe; bidentata fenestrata: Europe
Chorology	European
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Chrysis viridula Linnaeus, 1761

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	Spinola, 1806 (as Chrysis coronata);
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.	Rosa, 2002c;
Lombardia|Lombardy	Mantero, 1899;
Trentino Alto Adige	Rossi, 1792 (as Chrysis edentula); Marcuzzi, 1956; Bonelli, 1966;
Veneto
Friuli V.G.	Grandi, 1962; Graffe, 1895 (very rare; on Umbrellifers);
Liguria	Spinola, 1808 (as Chrysis dimidiata);
Emilia Romagna
Toscana|Tuscany	De Stefani, 1888;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Kusdas, 1958;
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia	Invrea, 1941 (over 2,000 mts);
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia|Sicily	Strumia, 1995;
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	South? Sicily?

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	South? Sicily?

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	South? Sicily?

Biology of Chrysis viridula Linnaeus, 1761

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae	Odynerus spinipes, O. reniformis, Ancistrocerus parietum (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Odynerus spinipes (Grandi, 1951), Odynerus alpinus (Linsenmaier, 1959), Odynerus spinipes, O. melanocephalus (Morgan, 1984)
Masaridae
Sphecidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat	over 2,000 mts (Invrea, 1941)
Plants for rest/refuge	Umbrellifers (Graffe, 1895)
Parasites
Biological notes

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