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Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

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Chorology: W-European

Italian distribution

Help AiutoSystematic position of Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

Subfamily & Tribe	Chrysidinae (Chrysidini)	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794
Species group	comparata-scutellaris
Original combination	Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794
Type series	Holotypus ♀ (Mus.: Copenhagen)
Original description	Chrysis coerulea nitida scutello abdomineque aureis: ano coeruleo. Habitat in Italia Dr. Allioni. Affinis videtur C. calens. Caput coeruleum antennis nigris. Thorax coeruleus, viridi nitens scutello aureo et sub scutello viridi nitens. Abdomen aureum, nitidum ano coerulo vix dentato. Pedes coerulei.
Synonymy
Systematic notes

Help AiutoGeographic distribution of Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

**World distribution**
Type locality	Italy
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Europe (Italy), N Africa, S URSS
Linsenmaier	Europe to Sweden, N Africa
Other Authors	Mediterranean area. Corsica
Chorology	W-European
Distribution notes

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 (Personal evidences, Literature records and other sources)**
Adm. Region	Literature records	Personal records
Piemonte\|Piedmont	Strumia, 1990; Rosa, 2002, 2005a (on Daucus carota, Peucedeanum oroselinum, Achillea millefolium, Sedum album, Reseda lutea, Oenothera biennis); Strumia, 1990, 2005;
Valle d'Aosta\|Aosta V.	Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a;
Lombardia\|Lombardy	Magretti, 1881 (on Pastinaca sativa and Cyrsium lanceolatum), 1884; Rosa, 2002a, 2002b, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Trentino Alto Adige	Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1878; Cobelli, 1903, 1910; Trautmann, 1930; Bonelli, 1966; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Veneto	Massalongo, 1896; Giordani Soika, 1932 (parasitoid of Eumenes pomiformis); Negrisolo, 1995; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Friuli V.G.	Graffe, 1895 (on Ferulago and other umbrellifers); Kusdas, 1958; Kusdas & Thurner, 1958; Strumia, 2005;
Liguria	Spinola, 1808; Mantero, 1899; Bischoff, 1910; Rosa, 2005a (on Pastinaca, Foeniculum, Pimpinella, Ferulago galbanifera, Centranthus ruber); Strumia, 2005;
Emilia Romagna	Buysson, 1890; Grandi, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1954, 1962; Zangheri, 1969; Frilli & Pizzaghi, 1975; Rosa, 2004, 2005a, 2005b, 2006b; Strumia, 2005
Toscana\|Tuscany	Piccioli, 1884; Buysson, 1890; Grandi, 1929, 1936; Strumia, 1990, 1995 (ypt), 2002, 2005; Rosa, 2005a, 2006b
Umbria	Rosa, 2005a (on Prunus, Daucus, Foeniculum, Apium);
Marche	Zangheri, 1969; Strumia, 2005;
Lazio	Lepri, 1910; Strumia, 2005;
Abruzzo	Zavattari, 1915; Rosa, 2004, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Molise	Strumia, 2005;
Campania	Costa, 1858; Buysson, 1890;
Puglia\|Apulia	Strumia, 2005;
Basilicata	Strumia, 2005;
Calabria	Invrea, 1933;
Sicilia\|Sicily	De Stefani, 1888; Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna\|Sardinia
Distribution notes	present in Corsica, in Sardinia is replaced by paglianoi (Strumia, 1995)

Help AiutoBiology of Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794

**Known Hosts**
Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae		Eumenes pomiformis (Giordani Soika, 1932)
Masaridae
Sphecidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae		Halictus maculatus (Berland & Bernard, 1938)
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

**Known Habitat**
Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge	Pastinaca sativa and Cyrsium lanceolatum (Magretti, 1881); Ferulago and other umbrellifers (Graffe, 1895)
Parasites
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For citation purposes:

Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P., 2020 : Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794 . In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version 31 March 2020 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.