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Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968

Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968
Image(s) 		Chorology: Corsican-Sardinian
Chorology: Corsican-Sardinian		 Italian distribution of Chrysis melaensis
Italian distribution







 

Help AiutoSystematic position of Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968

Subfamily & Tribe Chrysidinae (Chrysidini) Size (mm)
Size (mm):
 
Genus & species Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968
Species group ignita
Original combination Chrysis ignita var. melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968
Type series Holotypus ♂, Allotypus ♀ and Paratypes (Mus.: Luzern)
Original description Zähne des Analrandes lang dornförmig, Pkt des Abd grob. Von ssp. cypriaca Enslin durch nicht so sehr grobe Pkt des häufig sehr stark blau tingierten bis grün gefleckten Abd, und meist dunkleren K und Th verschieden. Ähnlich ssp. magnidens P. von den Kanarien, aber Pkt des Abd in der Regel gröber und weniger dicht, Habitus weniger robust. Auch nahe ssp. bischoffi Lins., von welcher übrigens alle diese Inselformen abgeleitet werden können.
Synonymy synonym of ignita in Kimsey & Bohart (1990)
Systematic notes valid species, it lives together with ignita in Sardinia and in Corsica (Strumia, 2001)

Help AiutoGeographic distribution of Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968

World distribution
Type locality Corse (Col de Mela, 1130 m; Gorges de Lasco, 1000 m)
Kimsey & Bohart Palaearctic: (France: Corsica) as syn. of ignita
Linsenmaier Corsica
Other Authors Corsica
Chorology Corsican-Sardinian
Distribution notes  
Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna
Macroregion North (N): FALSE South (S): FALSE Sicily (Si): FALSE Sardinia (Sa): TRUE
Endemic FALSE
Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Personal evidences, Literature records and other sources)   
Adm. Region Literature records Personal records
Piemonte|Piedmont FALSE FALSE
Valle d'Aosta|Aosta V. FALSE FALSE
Lombardia|Lombardy FALSE FALSE
Trentino Alto Adige FALSE FALSE
Veneto FALSE FALSE
Friuli V.G. FALSE FALSE
Liguria FALSE FALSE
Emilia Romagna FALSE FALSE
Toscana|Tuscany FALSE FALSE
Umbria FALSE FALSE
Marche FALSE FALSE
Lazio FALSE FALSE
Abruzzo FALSE FALSE
Molise FALSE FALSE
Campania FALSE FALSE
Puglia|Apulia FALSE FALSE
Basilicata FALSE FALSE
Calabria FALSE FALSE
Sicilia|Sicily FALSE FALSE
Sardegna|Sardinia TRUE Linsenmaier, 1987; Strumia, 2001 (as Chrysis mediocris), 2005; Rosa, 2004, 2005a; TRUE
Distribution notes

Help AiutoBiology of Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968

Known Hosts
Polyphagous
FALSE
 
Tenthredinidae
FALSE
Vespidae
FALSE
Eumenidae
FALSE
Masaridae
FALSE
Sphecidae
FALSE
Apidae
FALSE
Colletidae
FALSE
Halictidae
FALSE
Megachilidae
FALSE
Anthophoridae
FALSE
Lepidoptera
FALSE
Notes on Hosts
Known Habitat
Habitat max. altitude: Corsica 1000-1130 mts (Linsenmaier, 1968)
Plants for rest/refuge  
Parasites  
Biological notes  

For citation purposes:

Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P., 2019 : Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968 . In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version 6 December 2019 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.