Posizione sistematica di Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sottofamiglia & Tribù	Chrysidinae (Elampini)	Dimensioni (mm):
Genere & specie	Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gruppo di specie
Combinazione originale	Sphex aurata Linnaeus, 1758
Serie tipica	Holotype ♀ (Mus.: London)
Descrizione originale	S. glabra nitida, thorace viridi, abdomine aureo bidentato. Habitat in muris Europae.
Sinonimi e sottospecie	varieties: maculatus
Note sistematiche

Distribuzione geografica di Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribuzione mondiale

Località tipica	Europa
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: widespread (Europe). R. Nearctic: introduced with a cloud-pattern
Linsenmaier	almost all the Palaearctic R., Crete, Anatolia
Altri Autori	Holarctic Region. Malta (Strumia, 1981)
Corologia	Holarctic
Note sulla distribuzione

Distribuzione geografica di Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribuzione italiana secondo la Checklist delle specie della Fauna italiana

Macroregione	Nord (N):	Sud (S):	Sicilia (Si):	Sardegna (Sa):
Endemismo

Distribuzione italiana per regione amministrativa (Record bibliografici)

Regione amministrativa	Record bibliografici
Piemonte	Buysson, 1890 (as Ellampus); Invrea, 1922 (as Ellampus), 1941b; Rosa, 2002c, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta	Rosa, 2002c, 2005a, 2006a; Strumia, 2005;
Lombardia	Casolari & Casolari, 1980 (as Elampus); Rosa, 2002a, 2002b, 2004, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Trentino Alto Adige	Dalla Torre & Kohl, 1879; Cobelli, 1910 (as Ellampus); Marcuzzi, 1956 (as Omalus); Hellrigl, 1996; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Veneto	Massalongo, 1896; Giordani Soika, 1932 (as Ellampus; parasitoid of Trypoxylon figulus L., T.clavicerum Lep., T.attenuatum Sm., Cemonus unicolor F., Passaloecus turionum Dahlb., and P. gracilis Curtis); Erlandsson, 1972; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Friuli V.G.	Graffe, 1895 (as Ellampus); Kusdas & Thurner, 1955 (as Omalus); Kusdas, 1958 (as Omalus); Strumia, 2005;
Liguria	Spinola, 1806 (as Chrysis aurata); Mantero, 1899 (as Ellampus; in dry branches of Rubus fruticosus); Invrea, 1922a; Strumia, 1997 (host of Pemphredon lethifer (Shuck.)), 2005; Rosa, 2005a;
Emilia Romagna	Grandi, 1927 (as Ellampus), 1931 (as Ellampus), 1954 (as Ellampus auratus maculatus), 1959 (as Omalus), 1962 (as Omalus); Roberti, Frilli & Pizzaghi, 1965 (as Omalus); Zangheri, 1969 (as Ellampus auratus maculatus); Rosa, 2004, 2005a, 2005b, 2006b; Strumia, 2005;
Toscana	Rossi, 1792 (as Chrysis aurata); Contarini, 1843 (as Elampus); Cavanna, 1882 (as Omalus; in gals by Cynipis folii Hart. and in nests of various Osmia); Buysson, 1890 (as Ellampus); Mantero, 1905 (as Ellampus auratus maculatus); Zavattari, 1911b (as Ellampus); Grandi, 1929 (as Ellampus); Masi, 1932 (as Ellampus on leaves of Ficus); Grandi, 1936 (as Ellampus); Strumia, 1990 (as Omalus); Strumia, 1995 (ypt); Strumia, 1997 (host of Passaloecus pictus Ribaut), 2000, 2002, 2005; Rosa, 2005a, 2006b;
Umbria	Rosa, 2005a;
Marche	Erlandsson, 1972; Strumia, 1990 (as Omalus), 2005;
Lazio	Lepri, year? (as Ellampus); Grandi, 1934; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Abruzzo	Zavattari, 1915 (as Ellampus); Erlandsson, 1972 (as Omalus on leaves of Arundo donax infested by aphids); Rosa, 2004, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Molise
Campania	Erlandsson, 1972 (as Omalus); Strumia, 2005;
Puglia	Cecconi, 1908 (as Ellampus in Tremiti islands); Rosa, 2005a; Sttrumia, 2005;
Basilicata	Strumia, 2005;
Calabria	Gribodo, 1881 (as Omalus); Costa, 1882 (as Omalus); Invrea, 1933 (as Ellampus); Rosa, 2005a;
Sicilia	Ghiliani, 1843 (as Elampus); De Stefani, 1888 (as Ellampus; from gals by Cynipis kollari Hartig); De Stefani & Riggio, 1888 (as Ellampus); Arnone & Romano (1995) (on leaves of Punica granatum L.); Strumia, 2005;
Sardegna	Costa, 1883; Mantero, 1905a (as Ellampus); Invrea, 1952 (as Ellampus); Rosa, 2004, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Note di distribuzione	Gorgona

Distribuzione italiana per regione amministrativa (Record FEI)

Regione amministrativa	Record FEI
Piemonte
Valle d Aosta
Lombardia
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Note di distribuzione	Gorgona

Distribuzione italiana per regione amministrativa (Evidenze personali)

Regione amministrativa	Record personali
Piemonte
Valle d Aosta
Lombardia
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Note di distribuzione	Gorgona

Biologia di Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ospiti conosciuti

Polifago
Tenthredinidae
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae	Pemphredon lethifer (Shuck.) in Rubus (Bequaert, 1909), Cemonus in gall of Cynips tozae Bosc. (Invrea, 1920), Pemphredon unicolor (Marechal, 1925), Trypoxylon figulus L., T.clavicerum Lep., T.attenuatum Sm., Cemonus unicolor F., Passaloecus turionum Dahlb. and P. gracilis Curtis (Giordani Soika, 1932), Trypoxylon figulus, T. attenuatum, Pemphredon lugubris, Passaloecus brevicornis, Rhopalum tibiale, Philanthus, Cerceris rybyensis (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Psenulus concolor (Dhlb.) in Rubus and in Sambucus (Leclerq, 1940, 1941), Passaloecus and Pemphredon in dead wood or in galls, Trypoxylon, Crabro (Grandi, 1951-1961), Cemonus shuckardi, Corynopus coarctatus (Danks, 1970), Passaloecus insignis (V.L.) (Jacob-Remacle, 1976), Rhopalum coarctatum (Morgan, 1984), Ectemnius (Pagliano, pers.com.), Passaloecus singularis Dhlb. in Rubus (Leclerq, 1988), Pemphredon lethifer (Shuck.) and Passaloecus pictus Ribaut (Strumia, 1997)
Apidae	Ceratina (Grandi, 1951)
Colletidae	Hyleus (Grandi, 1951)
Halictidae
Megachilidae	Anthidium lituratum (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Anthidium (Grandi, 1951)
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

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Habitat conosciuto

Habitat
Piante per posa/rifugio	dry branches of Rubus fruticosus (Mantero, 1899), Rubus, Cornus, Populus, Vitis, Lonicera, Euphorbia, Ficus, Myrtus infested by Ceroplastes rusci L., Peach (Invrea, 1920), leaves of Ficus (Masi, 1932), leaves of Arundo donax infested by aphids (Erlandsson, 1972), leaves of Punica granatum L. (Arnone & Romano, 1995); in Rubus (Invrea, 1941)
Parassiti noti	Leptocryptus fragilis Grav. (Ichneumonidae) in Rubus (Marechal, 1926, 1927), Diomorus igneiventris (Chalcididoidea: Torymidae), Perithous divinator and mediator (Ichneumonoidea: Pimplinae) (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Diomorus calcaratus Nees (Chalcidoidea: Torymidae)
Note biologiche	the larva feeds on different supplies in Rubus: Aphids, Spiders, Flies, with a white silk cocoon (Danks, 1970). From gals by Cynipis folii Hart. and in nests of various Osmia (Cavanna, 1882), from gals of Cynipis kollari Hartig (De Stefani, 1888)

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