Systematic position of Parnopes grandior (Pallas, 1771)

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Parnopini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Parnopes grandior (Pallas, 1771)
Species group	grandior
Original combination	Chrysis grandior Pallas, 1771
Type series	Holotypus (Mus.: Berlin)
Original description	Magnitudo Muscae Carnariae mediocris. Caput thorax et segmentum abdominis primum aureo-viridissima, punctato-scabra: articulus alarum vero testaceus. Abdomen testaceo rubrum, sine nitore, subtus luteum; segmentum terminale subrotundum, marginato-scabrum, ipsoque apices angulo a dorso subcarinato. Thorax pone alas utrinque angulo conico. Scutellum squamula scabra, exstante auctum. Alae fuscae; pedes subtestacei, femoribus tamen sericeo-viridibus. Obs. Circa Samaram.
Synonyms and subspecies	carnea (Fabricius, 1775), anomala (Block), episcopalis (Block), doursi (Sieb.)
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Parnopes grandior (Pallas, 1771)

World distribution

Type locality
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Europe, N Africa, W URSS c
Linsenmaier	CS Europe, Greece, N Africa
Other Authors	Eurasia, N Africa. Corsica (Berland & Bernard, 1938)
Chorology	Turano-European
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Parnopes grandior (Pallas, 1771)

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; Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999; Rosa, 2002, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.	Grandi, 1954; Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a; Strumia, 2005;
Lombardia|Lombardy	Rosa, 2002a, 2002b; Rosa, 2004, 2005a;
Trentino Alto Adige	Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1879; Hellrigl, 1996;
Veneto	Massalongo, 1896; Giordani Soika, 1932 (as P. carnea); Erlandsson, 1972; Negrisolo, 1995; Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999 (Bembix tarsata Latr., B. oculata Panz., B. olivacea F. (Grandi 1927) and B. rostrata (Grandi 1961)); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Friuli V.G.	Ducke, 1901 (on flowers of Scabiosa);
Liguria
Emilia Romagna	Grandi, 1927 (host of Bembix integra Panz., B.oculata Latr. and B.olivacea Cyr.), 1934; Zangheri, 1969; Rosa, 2005a, 2005b, 2006b;
Toscana|Tuscany	Rossi, 1790 (as Chrysis carnea); Contarini, 1843 (as P. carnea); Bischoff, 1910; Grandi, 1929, 1936, 1954; Strumia, 1990, 1997 (host of Bembix rostrata (L.)), 2005; Rosa, 2005a; 2006b;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Lepri, year? (as P. carnea); Grandi, 1954; Strumia, 2005; Rosa, 2006b;
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria	Costa, 1882 (as P. carnea); Rosa, 2005a;
Sicilia|Sicily	De Stefani, 1888; Mocsáry, 1889; Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	Reported in Sardinia by Invrea (1952), the specimen belongs to Parnopes grandior linsenmaieri Agnoli, 1995

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	Reported in Sardinia by Invrea (1952), the specimen belongs to Parnopes grandior linsenmaieri Agnoli, 1995

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	Reported in Sardinia by Invrea (1952), the specimen belongs to Parnopes grandior linsenmaieri Agnoli, 1995

Biology of Parnopes grandior (Pallas, 1771)

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae	Bembix repanda, B. oculata (Berland & Bernard, 1938); Bembix integra Panz., B.oculata Latr. and B.olivacea Cyr. (Grandi, 1927); Bembix integra, B. olivacea, B. rostrata on sandy soil (Grandi, 1961); Bembix bicolor, B. cinctella (Linsenmaier, 1968); B. tarsata, B. oculata (Pagliano, pers.com.); Bembix rostrata (L.) (Strumia, 1997); Bembix rostrata (Witt, 1998); Bembix tarsata Latr., B. oculata Panz., B. olivacea F. (Grandi 1927) and B. rostrata (Grandi 1961) (Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1999)
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat	sandy and arid soils (AA.VV.)
Plants for rest/refuge	flowers of Scabiosa (Ducke, 1901); Euphorbia (Schmidt, 1977)
Parasites
Biological notes

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