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Hi Guillermo,

Chrysura cuprea has the face entirely red.
This is Chrysura purpureifrons, although I suppose that this Iberian form is still undescribed.

Cheers

Shot today at 1600 masl in Nigüelas, S of Sierra Nevada

Here is a similar specimen shot in Sierra Nevada. Although, different color in femur and tegula.

Wow Paolo,
That is exciting, I wish I could be more helpful with this species, but I never sample any, only take a fast shot, sometimes in the middle of my field geology classes....
Cheers,
Guillermo

Hi All,

yes, I think that this is an undescribed species living in S Spain and Morocco.
It's a Chrysura.

Cheers

Thanks Alex,
Here you have the apical tergite
I have shot Chrysis varidens before and I remember the teeth much more clear, being quite wide.

looks like a male Chrysis varidens to me, do you have any pictures of the abdominal tip, to see if it has 4 weak teeth or prominences?

Hi there, here another Chrysura shot yesterday (06/05/2021). Quite small size and thin. I am not sure about the ID, it is similar to one I shot in Sierra Nevada, which was ID as possible C. pseudodichroa, but this one is slightly different.

... these belong to the C. radians group, the total Iberian list is this: Chrysura austriaca Chrysura cuprea Chrysura dichroa Chrysura hybrida Chrysura isabella Chrysura lais Chrysura oraniensis Chrysura purpureifrons Chrysura radians Chrysura refulgens Chrysura rufiventris Chrysura ...

Hola Rafael! Hi From Chrysura genus page (https://www.chrysis.net/database/genus/Chrysura_it.php) it is said ... 1806) Chrysura lais (Abeille, 1877) Chrysura oraniensis (Lucas, 1849) Chrysura purpureifrons (Abeille, 1878) Chrysura refulgens (Spinola, 1806) Chrysura rufiventris ...