European distribution of Chrysura judith (Balthasar, 1953)
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The species report is structured in the following sections.
Images
Image(s) = picture of a typical adult specimen
(= habitus) and/or picture of a typical adult specimen in
nature.
Chorology = the map of the geographic distribution of the
species.
Map of Italy = the distribution
map of Italy, subdivided in its administrative regions, colored on the base of
the presence/absence of the species according to personal and bibliographical
data (see also the Italian
distribution detail).
Icons = links to external sites to search for the given
species, among forums (Chrysis.net, Forum Entomologi italiani, HymIS), other
textual resources (Google, Yandex) or images (Google Images, Flickr) and videos
(YouTube).
Systematic position
Subfamily & Tribe = systematic categories. The Subfamily is
a systematic category inferior to the Family (Chrysididae), including a
group of Tribes and Genera. The latin termination is -inae and requires
the capital letter. Example: Chrysidinae. The Tribe is
a systematic category inferior to the Subfamily (Chrysidinae),
including a group of Genera. The latin termination is -ini and requires
the capital letter. Example: Chrysidini.
Genus & species = systematic categories.
The Genus is a systematic category inferior to the Tribe,
including a group of closely related species. It's the first name of the
binomial (Genus and species) or trinomial (Genus and species and subspecies)
nomenclature introduced by Carolus Linnaeus in 18th century. It requires the
capital letter. It doesn't have a latin termination, but it's a latinized name.
Example: Chrysis, Elampus, Stilbum. The species is
a population of organisms whose members share a same series of morphologic
characters and are able to reproduce in nature only among themselves and produce
fertile offspring. The concept of species was established by Ernst Mayr in 1940.
The species is the fundamental category of the whole taxonomical hierarchy and
indicates the limit of the organisms able to reproduce. It is always written
with the low case. The species name, Latin or latinized, should match with the
Genus name. The subspecies is a systematic category inferior to
the species, indicating a group of organisms geographically isolated from the
other populations of the species and showing sometimes morphologic differences,
but anyway able to reproduce with the other specimens of the species when the
subspecific populations come to contact. Author and year indicate
the Author who firstly described the species through a paper published in a
given year.
Species group = it's a sub-aggregate of a Genus, including a
limited assemblage of closely associated species. It's sometimes used instead of
the Subgenus level.
Original combination = it's the way the species or the
subspecies was originally described by its Author, who decided to refer it to a
Genus (or a higher class) not necessarily conserved according to actual
interpretations.
Type series = lists the typical specimens (holotypus, allotypus,
paratypes, etc.) and the placement of the typical specimens in public (Mus. =
Museum) or private (Coll.) collections.
Original description = it's the text of the original description
of the species/subspecies from the Author, according to the original
publication.
Synonyms and subspecies = one or more names which have been
given to the same species by other Authors in time; the earliest name takes
generally priority.
Systematic notes = observations and comments on the systematics
of the taxon.
Size (mm) = size of the adult, in millimeters.
Geographic distribution
World distribution
Type locality = the location indicated for the typical series in
the original description.
Kimsey & Bohart = the locations indicated in: Kimsey L.S. &
Bohart R., 1991 - The Chrysidid wasps of the World. Oxford Press, 652 pp.
Linsenmaier = the locations indicated by Linsenmaier (various
years).
Other Authors = the locations indicated by other valued Authors.
Chorology = the known geographic distribution of the species,
described by a distribution pattern called chorological category. Examples:
W-Mediterranean distribution, Oriental distribution, etc. At present time a
chorologic classification of the Italian Chrysidids doesn't exist. Our suggestion is
based on the species listed by Rosa (2002, 2005, 2006).
Distribution notes = observations and comments on the world
distribution.
Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the
Italian Fauna
The Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana reports the presence of the
species in four italian macro-regions (North, South, Sicily
and Sardinia), as decided by the Italian Checklist Commission.
References:
(1) Strumia F., 1995 - Hymenoptera Chrysididae. In: Minelli A, Ruffo
S., La Posta S (eds). Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana, 99. Calderini,
Bologna.
(2) Strumia F., 2001 - Hymenoptera Chrysididae. Aggiornamento alla
Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana. Boll. Soc. entomol. ital., 133 (I):
88-92.
(3) Strumia F., 2005 - Hymenoptera Chrysididae. In: Ruffo S. &
Stoch F. (eds.), Checklist e distribuzione della fauna italiana. 10.000 specie
terrestri e della acque interne. Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di
Verona, II Serie. Sezione Scienze della Vita 16: 269-270 + CD-ROM.
Endemism = the term is used here to indicate that the species lives
only in Italy or in a specifica region/area of Italy.
Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records, Personal
evidences and other sources)
Here you find the presence/absence of the species in
the different Administrative Regions of Italy (from North to South): Piemonte,
Valle d'Aosta, Lombardia, Trentino A.A., Veneto, Friuli V.G., Liguria, Emilia
Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia,
Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna, including the following smaller
islands:
Sicilia: Is. Eolie (Stromboli, Panarea,
Alicudi, Filicudi, Salina, Lipari, Vulcano), Is. Egadi (Marettimo,
Favignana, Levanzo), Ustica, Pantelleria, Lampedusa.
Sardegna: Arcip. La Maddalena, Tavolara,
Asinara, San Pietro, Sant'Antioco.
The columns for presence/absence report the data drawn from:
the Literature (Literature records)
the website Forum Entomologi Italiani (FEI records)
private collections (Personal records)
FEI and Personal records may contain unpublished data.
Distribution notes = observations and comments on the Italian
distribution.
Biology
Known Hosts
Polyphagous = if the species is a parasite of more than one
systematic group (i.e. Sphecids + Vespids).
[Family] = the Family of insects parasitized by the species and
sharing the same environment. Data drawn from the literature show the
bibliographical references in brackets.
Notes on Hosts = unpublished notes about the hosts.
Known Habitat
Habitat = the environmental features known for the species, i.e.
known plants and microhabitats. Data drawn from the literature show the
bibliographical references in brackets.
Plants for rest/refuge = the flowers and plants used by the species
for rest and or for refuge. Data drawn from the literature show the bibliographical
references in brackets.
Parasites = the parasites of the species. Data drawn from the
literature show the bibliographical references in brackets.
Biological notes = observations and comments drawed from personal
field observations.
Systematic position of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953)
Subfamily & Tribe
Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)
Size (mm):
Genus & species
Chrysura judith (Balthasar, 1953)
Species group
Original combination
Chrysis judith Baltasar, 1953
Type series
Holotypus ♂
Original description
♂ - De taille moyenne, assez robuste. Tête et thorax vert, plus ou moins bleuâtre ou entièrement bleu, l'abdomen feu-doré. Le dessous de la tête et du thorax vert-bleu, les pattes plus vertes, tarses brun-noirâtre. Le ventre feu-doré, avec deux grandes taches noires à la base du 2° sternite. Les écailles concolores, les ailes presque hyalines, la cellule radiale enfumée à sa marge supérieure, non complètement fermée, la nervure brun-noir. La pubescence médiocre, plus longue et plus obscure sur l'avant-corps, plus courte et plus claire sur l'abdomen. La tête à ponctuation assez forte, très dense, rugueuse sur le front et le vertex, de même le long des orbites internes, plus fine, éparse sur la face, où la striolation transversale est bien visible. La cavité faciale très peu distincte, plane, sans pilosité argentée, carène frontale nulle. Le triangle ocellaire à l'angle supérieur un peu obtus. Le clypéus un peu bombé au milieu, ponctué, les joues longues, fortement convergentes, presque aussi longues que le 3° article antennaire, les antennes noirâtres, les trois prémiers articles métalliques. Le 3° article un peu plus long que le 4° et 5° pris ensemble, le 4°, 5° et 6° articles fortement renflés en dessous. Le carènes génales assez courtes, le dessous de la tête assez fortement et un peu granuleusement, assez éparsement ponctué. Le thorax à ponctuation très irrégulière, les grands points épars, les intervalles couverts des points fins, denses, la ponctuation sur l'écusson est moins profonde. Le pronotum court, avec le sillon médian court et peu profond, le postécusson fortement convexe, les angles postico-latéraux dirigés en arrière, divergents, à pointe assez aiguë. Les mesopleures à ponctuation dense, rugueuse, le sillon longitudinal plus ou moins rudimenté, l'aire inférieure sans carènes marginales. L'abdomen modérement convexe, la carène longitudinale à peine indiquée, le 1° segment abruptement déclive vers sa base, sans impressions, très densement, médiocrement et presque tout-à-fait régulièrement ponctué, le 2° tergite à ponctuation très dense, un peu plus fine, parfaitement égale, le 3° tergite convexe, un peu plus fortement, mais moins densement ponctué, la série antéapicale non creusée, composée des fovéoles assez grandes et assez profondes. Marge apicale finement ponctuée, l'apex très largement tronqué, parfois un peu sinué au milieu. Le ventre très finement, densement ponctué, à pubescence très courte. Long.: 7,5-8 mm.
Observations: Cette espèce nouvelle est extraordinairement semblable à Ch. obenbergeri m, avec laquelle elle peut être confondue. Il faut donner attention surtout aux caractères suivants: Chez Ch. Judith le joues sont un peu plus longues, le 4°-6° article antennaire fortement renflé en dessous, la cavité faciale manque presque parfaitement, le pronotum est évidemment plus cort, la ponctuation de l'abdomen beaucoup plus régulière, l'apex largement tronqué. La femelle m'a resté inconnue, mais je crois qu'elle sera très, semblable à celle de Chrysis obenbergeri m, avec analogues caractères différents.
Synonyms and subspecies
synonym of rhodia (Mocs.) in Kimsey & Bohart (1990)
Systematic notes
World distribution of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953)
World distribution
Type locality
Israel (Jerusalem env.)
Kimsey & Bohart
Palaearctic: Greece, Turkey, Middle East
Linsenmaier
Other Authors
Chorology
Turano-European
Distribution notes
European distribution of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953)
Country
Records
Croatia
Greece Mainland
Italy Mainland
Montenegro
Distribution notes
Italian
distribution of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953) according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian
Fauna
Macroregion
North (N):
South (S):
Sicily (Si):
Sardinia (Sa):
Endemic
Italian distribution
Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records,
Personal evidences and other sources)
Adm. Region
Literature
records
Online
records
Personal records
Piedmont
Aosta Valley
Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Rosa, 2003b;
Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
Distribution notes
Data from GBIF on
Chrysura judith
Data from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information
Facility). 1 occurrences.
Scientific name
Country
Locality
State province
Coordinates
Month & Year
Basis of record
Dataset
Recorded by
Collection code
Institution code
Identified by
Chrysura judith (Balthasar, 1953)
France
62012
HUMAN_OBSERVATION
Biology of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953)
Known Hosts
Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera
Notes on Hosts
Known Habitat
Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge
Parasites
Biological notes
Further pictures of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953) drawn from GBIF
Pictures taken from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 0 occurrences.
Systematic position of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953)
Subfamily & Tribe
Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)
Size (mm):
Genus & species
Chrysura judith (Balthasar, 1953)
Species group
Original combination
Chrysis judith Baltasar, 1953
Type series
Holotypus ♂
Original description
♂ - De taille moyenne, assez robuste. Tête et thorax vert, plus ou moins bleuâtre ou entièrement bleu, l'abdomen feu-doré. Le dessous de la tête et du thorax vert-bleu, les pattes plus vertes, tarses brun-noirâtre. Le ventre feu-doré, avec deux grandes taches noires à la base du 2° sternite. Les écailles concolores, les ailes presque hyalines, la cellule radiale enfumée à sa marge supérieure, non complètement fermée, la nervure brun-noir. La pubescence médiocre, plus longue et plus obscure sur l'avant-corps, plus courte et plus claire sur l'abdomen. La tête à ponctuation assez forte, très dense, rugueuse sur le front et le vertex, de même le long des orbites internes, plus fine, éparse sur la face, où la striolation transversale est bien visible. La cavité faciale très peu distincte, plane, sans pilosité argentée, carène frontale nulle. Le triangle ocellaire à l'angle supérieur un peu obtus. Le clypéus un peu bombé au milieu, ponctué, les joues longues, fortement convergentes, presque aussi longues que le 3° article antennaire, les antennes noirâtres, les trois prémiers articles métalliques. Le 3° article un peu plus long que le 4° et 5° pris ensemble, le 4°, 5° et 6° articles fortement renflés en dessous. Le carènes génales assez courtes, le dessous de la tête assez fortement et un peu granuleusement, assez éparsement ponctué. Le thorax à ponctuation très irrégulière, les grands points épars, les intervalles couverts des points fins, denses, la ponctuation sur l'écusson est moins profonde. Le pronotum court, avec le sillon médian court et peu profond, le postécusson fortement convexe, les angles postico-latéraux dirigés en arrière, divergents, à pointe assez aiguë. Les mesopleures à ponctuation dense, rugueuse, le sillon longitudinal plus ou moins rudimenté, l'aire inférieure sans carènes marginales. L'abdomen modérement convexe, la carène longitudinale à peine indiquée, le 1° segment abruptement déclive vers sa base, sans impressions, très densement, médiocrement et presque tout-à-fait régulièrement ponctué, le 2° tergite à ponctuation très dense, un peu plus fine, parfaitement égale, le 3° tergite convexe, un peu plus fortement, mais moins densement ponctué, la série antéapicale non creusée, composée des fovéoles assez grandes et assez profondes. Marge apicale finement ponctuée, l'apex très largement tronqué, parfois un peu sinué au milieu. Le ventre très finement, densement ponctué, à pubescence très courte. Long.: 7,5-8 mm.
Observations: Cette espèce nouvelle est extraordinairement semblable à Ch. obenbergeri m, avec laquelle elle peut être confondue. Il faut donner attention surtout aux caractères suivants: Chez Ch. Judith le joues sont un peu plus longues, le 4°-6° article antennaire fortement renflé en dessous, la cavité faciale manque presque parfaitement, le pronotum est évidemment plus cort, la ponctuation de l'abdomen beaucoup plus régulière, l'apex largement tronqué. La femelle m'a resté inconnue, mais je crois qu'elle sera très, semblable à celle de Chrysis obenbergeri m, avec analogues caractères différents.
Synonyms and subspecies
synonym of rhodia (Mocs.) in Kimsey & Bohart (1990)
Systematic notes
Geographic distribution of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953)
World distribution
World distribution
Type locality
Israel (Jerusalem env.)
Kimsey & Bohart
Palaearctic: Greece, Turkey, Middle East
Linsenmaier
Other Authors
Chorology
Turano-European
Distribution notes
European distribution
Country
Records
Croatia
Greece Mainland
Italy Mainland
Montenegro
Distribution notes
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
Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records, Personal evidences
and other sources)
Adm. Region
Literature records
FEI records
Personal
records
Piedmont
Aosta Valley
Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Rosa, 2003b;
Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
Distribution notes
Data from GBIF
Data from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 1 occurrences.
Scientific name
Country
Locality
State province
Coordinates
Month & Year
Basis of record
Dataset
Recorded by
Collection code
Institution code
Identified by
Chrysura judith (Balthasar, 1953)
France
62012
HUMAN_OBSERVATION
Biology of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953)
Known Hosts
Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera
Notes on Hosts
Known Habitat
Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge
Parasites
Biological notes
Further pictures of
Chrysura judith
(Balthasar, 1953) drawn from GBIF
Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P. (2025) Chrysura judith (Balthasar, 1953), in: Chrysis.net Database of the European Chrysididae. Interim version 12 July 2025, URL: https://www.chrysis.net/database-of-the-european-chrysididae/species/?rif=Chrysura_judith.
Here you find the presence/absence of the species in
the different Administrative Regions of Italy (from North to South): Piemonte,
Valle d'Aosta, Lombardia, Trentino A.A., Veneto, Friuli V.G., Liguria, Emilia
Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia,
Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna, including the following smaller
islands:
