Systematic position of Philoctetes bidentulus (Lepeletier, 1806)

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Elampini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Philoctetes bidentulus (Lepeletier, 1806)
Species group
Original combination	Hedychrum bidentulum Lepeletier, 1806
Type series	Holotype ♂ (Mus.: Turin?)
Original description	H. thorace sub scutello gibboso. Tête et corcelet d'un vert bleuâtre. Yeux et antennes noires. Corcelet relevé en bosse sous l'écusson. Abdomen d'un vert plus ou moins doré: troisième segment échancré. Pieds d'un vert bleuâtre. Ailes enfumées. Mâle. Des environs de Paris.
Synonyms and subspecies	? wesmaeli Chev., synonym of a. aeneus in Kimsey & Bohart (1990)
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Philoctetes bidentulus (Lepeletier, 1806)

World distribution

Type locality	France (Paris)
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: (France) as syn. of a.aeneus
Linsenmaier	CS Europe, Anatolia
Other Authors	Europe, W Asia
Chorology	European
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Philoctetes bidentulus (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	Gribodo, 1874 (as Ellampus); Invrea, 1922 (as Ellampus wesmaeli on Daucus carota L.); Invrea, 1922 (as Ellampus); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.	Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a;
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige	Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1879; Hellrigl, 1996; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna	Grandi, 1931 (as Ellampus); Rosa, 2006b;
Toscana|Tuscany	Grandi, 1929 (as Ellampus); Strumia, 2005;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Lepri, 1910 (as Ellampus wesmaeli); Rosa, 2005a;
Abruzzo	Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Molise
Campania	Costa, 1858, 1864 (as Ellampus);
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata	Strumia, 2005;
Calabria	Invrea, 1933 (as Ellampus), 1941c (as Ellampus); Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Sicilia|Sicily	De Stefani, 1888 (as Ellampus wesmaeli); Mocsáry, 1889 (as Ellampus wesmaeli);
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	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	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	Sicily?

Biology of Philoctetes bidentulus (Lepeletier, 1806)

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae	Psen caliginosus (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Psen caliginosus Westw. (Mocsáry, 1889)
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	Daucus carota L. (Invrea, 1922), flowers of Euphorbia (Schmidt, 1977)
Parasites
Biological notes

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