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Hi Frank,

I think it's Hedychridium chloropygum. In Spain they are more reddish on thorax and violet on the abdomen than in France or Italy.
Hedychridium subroseum is without extensive red colour on thorax or violet on T3.

Cheers

No worries, thanks again Paolo ! I will correct the names Chrysis emarginatula is really a nice species..

What do you think about the last Hedychridium ? (something like subroseum or chloropygum ?)

Hedychridium subroseum or chloropygum ? (Soria, Spain)

EDIT : Hedychridium chloropygum

Perfect ! Thanks again Paolo

Dear Frank,

yes,
it's Hedychridium sculpturatum
and in the latest two pictures you have the male, which is chromatic dimorphic.

I just realized that I found another specimen of Hedychridium at the same place. So it might be the same species as I thought about H. sculpturatum for this one...

Thank you Paolo, much appreciated ! I found some other pictures of the head in dorsal view, maybe it can help...?

Hi everyone, I'm not 100% sure that this is H. chloropygum . Females with this colouration are relatively common and many varieties ... can't see very well the shape of the head in dorsal view, however my guess is Hedychridium sculpturatum for the dense punctation on the abdomen and thorax colouration ...

Ah yes, Hedychridium are complex ! Maybe Paolo can tell more about it...?

Hi Frank,

Why not !
But I never found any Hedychridium with this colour (as your gratiosum ) and I have not the description of H. roseum nanum.
H. caputaureum has a reddish pronotum (more red than in roseum).

As usual, very nice photos (but I repeat myself) !!