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Chorology: Corsican-Sardinian |

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AiutoSystematic position of
Chrysis melaensis
Linsenmaier, 1968
Subfamily & Tribe |
Chrysidinae (Chrysidini) |

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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) |
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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 |
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Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna
Macroregion |
North (N):
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South (S):
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Sicily (Si):
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Sardinia (Sa):
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Endemic |
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AiutoBiology of
Chrysis melaensis
Linsenmaier, 1968
Known Hosts
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Colletidae |
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Known Habitat
Habitat |
max. altitude: Corsica 1000-1130 mts (Linsenmaier, 1968) |
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Biological notes |
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For citation purposes:
Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P.,
2019 :
Chrysis melaensis Linsenmaier, 1968 . In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version
18 February 2019 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.