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Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854)

Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854)
Image(s) 		Chorology: European
Chorology: European		 Italian distribution of Hedychridium coriaceum
Italian distribution







 

Help AiutoSystematic position of Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854)

Subfamily & Tribe Chrysidinae (Elampini) Size (mm)
Size (mm):
 
Genus & species Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854)
Species group ardens
Original combination Hedychrum coriaceum Dahlbom, 1854
Type series Lectotypus ♀ des. by Morgan (1984) (Mus.: Lund)
Original description Parvum 1 ½ lin. decimal. long. vertice pronoto mesonoto abdominisque dorso sordide viridi-auratis, hoc confertissime subtilissime punctulato, pedibus viridi-cyaneis, tarsis testaceis, alis sordide hyalinis.

Habitat in Italia et Finlandia. Tantum 3 specimina vidi, 2 in Italia a D. Zeller et unicum ad Helsingfors Finlandiae a D. Nylander detecta.

Observ. Magnitudine, habitu et pictura valde simile et affine Hedychri minuti varietati c; at primo intuitu dignoscitur sculptura capitis et thoracis, scil. caput et thoracis dorsum confertissime punctulato - coriaceo - opaca. Facies cyanea concaviusculo-plana, pone scapos subtilissime transverse strigosa, lineola mediana elevata. Antennae robustae: scapus nigro-aeneus, flagellum nigro-fuscum. Clypeus nitidus viridis punctulalus, apice sub-truncatus. Mandibulae robustae, viridi-nigroque aeneae, apice rufo-testaceae. Labium, palpi maxillaeque nigro-picea. Pronotum et mesonotum confertissime subtiliter punctulato-coriacea subgranulosa opaca. Pronotum margine antico concaviusculo -depresso aeneo-viride, sulculo mediano longitudinali profundo postice abrupto; disco punctulis nonnulis rotundatis, non profundis, subnitidis hinc inde adspersum. Scutelli margo posticus viridis. Metathorax cyaneus, postscutellum punctato tenuiter reticulatum. Pectus viridi-cyaneum; mesopleurae lobus mediocris punctato tenuiter reliculatus. Pedes viridi-cyanei griseo-puberuli, tibiis apice, calcaribus tarsisque rufo - testaceis. Alarum tegulae aeneae; venae fusco-brunnescentes mediocres, venula transverso-medialis profunde arcuato-inflexa. Abdomen rotundato-ovatum, dorso parum nitidum, confertissime subtiliter punctulatum sordide aureum, limbo nonnihil viridi-resplendente; venter nigro - piceus politus nitidissimus, segmento 2:do 1. loto concolore 1. macula parva centrali viridissima simplici aut gemina.
Synonymy Hedychrum coriaceum Dahlbom, 1854: 88. Lectotypus ♀ (Morgan, 1984), Finland (Lund).
Hedychridium coriaceum ssp. jendoubense Linsenmaier, 1987: 140. Holotypus ♀, Tunisia (Luzern)
Systematic notes  

Help AiutoGeographic distribution of Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854)

World distribution
Type locality Italy and Finland
Kimsey & Bohart Palaearctic: Europe (Finland) (, Tunisia)
Linsenmaier CS Europe, Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden
Other Authors Europe
Chorology European
Distribution notes  
Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna
Macroregion North (N): TRUE South (S): TRUE 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 TRUE Invrea, 1922 (on flowers of Sedum acre L. and of Achillea millefolium L.); Rosa, 2005 (on flowers of Sedum acre, Pimpinella, Daucus carota); Strumia, 2005; TRUE
Valle d'Aosta|Aosta V. TRUE Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a; TRUE
Lombardia|Lombardy TRUE Rosa, 2002a, 2002b, 2005a; TRUE
Trentino Alto Adige TRUE Rosa, 2005a; FALSE
Veneto FALSE FALSE
Friuli V.G. FALSE FALSE
Liguria TRUE Strumia, 2005; FALSE
Emilia Romagna TRUE Grandi, 1927; Zangheri, 1969; Rosa, 2005b, 2006b; TRUE
Toscana|Tuscany TRUE Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005; FALSE
Umbria FALSE FALSE
Marche FALSE FALSE
Lazio FALSE FALSE
Abruzzo FALSE TRUE
Molise FALSE FALSE
Campania FALSE FALSE
Puglia|Apulia FALSE FALSE
Basilicata TRUE Strumia, 2005; FALSE
Calabria TRUE Invrea, 1941c; Strumia, 2005; FALSE
Sicilia|Sicily TRUE De Stefani, 1888 (as Hedychrum ardens coriaceum); FALSE
Sardegna|Sardinia TRUE Strumia, 1995 FALSE
Distribution notes

Help AiutoBiology of Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854)

Known Hosts
Polyphagous
TRUE
 
Tenthredinidae
FALSE
Vespidae
FALSE
Eumenidae
FALSE
Masaridae
FALSE
Sphecidae
TRUE
Crabro albilabris, Psen bicolor, ?Dinetus, Oxybelus uniglumis (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Tachysphex panzeri Lind. (Grandi, 1961), Lindenius albilabris (F.) (Morgan, 1984)
Apidae
FALSE
Colletidae
FALSE
Halictidae
TRUE
Halictus (Berland & Bernard, 1938)
Megachilidae
FALSE
Anthophoridae
FALSE
Lepidoptera
FALSE
Notes on Hosts
Known Habitat
Habitat  
Plants for rest/refuge flowers of Sedum acre L. and of Achillea millefolium L. (Invrea, 1922)
Parasites  
Biological notes  

For citation purposes:

Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P., 2019 : Hedychridium coriaceum (Dahlbom, 1854) . In: Chrysis.net Database of the Italian Chrysididae, interim version 6 December 2019 . URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/.