Systematic position of Elampus spina (Lepeletier, 1806)

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Elampini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Elampus spina (Lepeletier, 1806)
Species group
Original combination	Hedychrum spinus Lepeletier, 1806
Type series	Holotypus (Mus.: Paris?)
Original description	H. thorace sub scutello valde porrecto. Tête et corcelet d'un vert bleuâtre; jeux et antennes noirs. Corcelet très-prolongé sous l'écusson. Abdomen doré, troisième segment échancré. Pieds d'un vert bleuâtre; tarses pâles. Ailes à peine enfumées. Mâle. De Meudon.
Synonyms and subspecies	Notozus frivaldszkyi Förster, 1853: 332. Syntypi, Hungary (Berlin). Notozus longicornis Tournier, 1889: 185. Holotypus ♂, Switzerland (Mus.?)
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Elampus spina (Lepeletier, 1806)

World distribution

Type locality	France
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: S Europe (France), W Asia
Linsenmaier	S Europe, W Asia
Other Authors
Chorology	Turano-Europeo-Mediterranean
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Elampus spina (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	Buysson, 1890 (as Notozus productus and as Notozus productus vulgatus), 1891; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy	Strumia, 2005;
Trentino Alto Adige	Cobelli, 1903 (as Notozus productus), 1910; Bischoff, 1910; Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1879;
Veneto
Friuli V.G.	Graffe, 1895 (as Ellampus frivaldskyi on flowers of Euphorbia); Kusdas, 1958 (as Notozus);
Liguria	Invrea, 1921 (as Notozus productus mutans and as Notozus productus vulgatus on flowers of Euphorbia paralias L.), 1922a;
Emilia Romagna	Grandi, 1956; Zangheri, 1969 (as Notozus); Rosa, 2005b;
Toscana|Tuscany	Piccioli, 1884 (as Elampus productus); De Stefani, 1888; Buysson, 1904 (as Notozus productus); Strumia, 2005;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Lepri, 1910 (as Notozus productus); Grandi, 1934; Strumia, 2005;
Abruzzo	Grandi, 1957 (as Notozus productus); Grandi, 1958 (as Notozus);
Molise
Campania	Rosa, 2005a;
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria	Invrea, 1933, 1941c (as Notozus; in synonymy puts productus); Rosa, 2005a;
Sicilia|Sicily	De Stefani, 1888 (as Ellampus frivaldskyi on cherry fruits); Trautmann, 1930 (as Notozus); Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna|Sardinia	Buysson, 1891; 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
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 Elampus spina (Lepeletier, 1806)

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae	(probable) Mimesa bicolor and shuckardi (Berland & Bernard, 1938); Crabroninae (Linsenmaier, 1969)
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	cherry fruits (De Stefani, 1888); flowers of Euphorbia (Graffe, 1895); flowers of Euphorbia paralias L. (Invrea, 1921)
Parasites
Biological notes

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