Systematic position of Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Elampini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854
Species group
Original combination	Holopyga ovata var. ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854.
Type series	Syntypi (Mus.: Berlin, Vienna)
Original description	1/2 - 2 lin. decimal. long. Caput et thorax cyanea; pronotum, dorsulum et abdomen aurata, illa plus minus viridi-resplendentia; dorsuli lobus anticus basi area transversa l. concolore l. viridi- l. nigro-aenea subtiliter punctulata. Hedychrum obtusicolle Megerl. Mus. Vienn. teste Kollàr Elampus ignicollis Klug Mus. Berolin secundum specimina ibid. anno 1847 a me examinata. Elampus cyaneocephalus Klug Mus. Berolin secundum specimina ibid. anno 1847 a me examinata. Insula Rhodo: D. Loew; Austria: D. Megerle von Mühlfeld.
Synonyms and subspecies	aureomaculata Ab., synonym of chrysonota (Frst.) in Kimsey & Bohart (1990)
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854

World distribution

Type locality	Greece (Rhodes), Austria
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: (Greece: Rhodos) as syn. of chrysonota
Linsenmaier	CS Europe, Anatolia, Cyprus, N Africa, Palestine
Other Authors	W Palaearctic
Chorology	Europeo-Mediterranean
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854

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	Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.	Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a;
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige	Cobelli, 1903 (as Holopyga gloriosa ignicollis); Niehuis, 1998;
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria	Invrea, 1921 (as Holopyga gloriosa ignicollis on Daucus carota and on Crithmum maritimum L.); Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Emilia Romagna	Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999; Rosa, 2005a;
Toscana|Tuscany	Mantero, 1905 (as Holopyga gloriosa ignicollis); Strumia, 1995, 2002, 2005;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Lepri, 1910 (as Holopyga gloriosa ignicollis); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Abruzzo	Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia	Buysson, 1904 (as Holopyga gloriosa ignicollis); Strumia, 2005;
Basilicata	Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999; Strumia, 2005;
Calabria	Invrea, 1933 (as Holopyga gloriosa ignicollis), 1941c (as Holopyga gloriosa ignicollis); Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Sicilia|Sicily	Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna|Sardinia	Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999; Rosa, 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
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 Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae	Cerceris quadrifasciata, Minumesa (?) (Mocsáry, 1889)
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	Daucus carota L. and Crithmum maritimum L. (Invrea, 1922)
Parasites
Biological notes

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