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Great finding, these pics are unique and lovely. Hello, I found a interesting wasp on a visit to Germany. It keys out to Philoctetes but I am not familiar enough with the species to identify it further. A Chrysidid lateral.jpg I have also never seen one with a textured scutum. Any help would be wond...

... bidentulus , it can be separated by: polished mesoscutum (in Chrysellampus sculpticollis the interspaces among punctures have a typical colliculate sculpture - see the ...

... stone pit at Boetzingen (Kaiserstuhl). I was wondering if this could be Chrysellampus sculpticollis or Philoctetes bidentulus, because of the structure of the Mesoscutum. Could ...

Wonderful !
Thank you very much for this confirmation and details.

Hi Bernard, yes, super :wohow: I fully agree with Villu, Chrysellampus sculpticollis female. It's generally rare, although it may be locally abundant. As I wrote (2005), ...

... it small (maybe 5 mm) and the ID proposed on iNaturalist (by Villu) is Chrysellampus sculpticollis . https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96111351 DSC_8913_02_pn_light.jpg ...

... Chrysis monticola new record for Spain viewtopic.php?f=8&t=47650 Chrysellampus sculpticollis new record for Germany: viewtopic.php?t=48179 and many others over the years ...

... Chris :welcome: This is a super cool finding! It's the first record of Chrysellampus sculpticollis (Abeille de Perrin) for Germany! That is very exciting. Do you have more information ...

Hello, I found a interesting wasp on a visit to Germany. It keys out to Philoctetes but I am not familiar enough with the species to identify it further. A Chrysidid lateral.jpg I have also never seen one with a textured scutum. Any help would be wonderful. B Chrysidid thorax.jpg C Chrysidid abdomen...