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... a male, then it is H. roseum . In case of a female this could be H. chloropygum (females can be without extended violet reflections on T3) or H. rossicum (= [i]valesiense [/i]). Of course, it could be H. roseum , but the punctation of metasoma looks too much dense and coarse. In this area there ...

For me it is not rossicum (the valid name for valesiense, see the paper of Paolo Rosa), because rossicum has a gold-green metallic patch on the central sternite.
But I cannot say if it is sculpturatum or mediocrum.

Hello Paul, thanks for your message, I mostly catch the wasps to make the pictures at home, as it is much easier ; it saves my nerves
It looks like H. rossicum I agree but I don't know what are the criteria...
Best,
Frank

Hi,
really nice Pics! Made in the studio or in the outback?
To me it looks like a male of Hedychridium rossicum.
But: this is only my opinion, not an ID.
All the best
Paul

Hi Paul, Your Hedychridium has red metallic abdomen, but mine has metallic reflects only slightly developped ... for photos is a simple compact. This year I found some Hedychridium sculpturatum/rossicum (with red metallic reflects on abdomen) females and males, and some Hedychridium ...

... simplex, C. radians, Hedychrum nobile, H. gerstaeckeri, H. rutilans, Hedychridium cf. roseum, H. rossicum/sculpturatum. (I made the first regional observations for H. nobile, C. scutellaris, ...

... on the same flowers at the same day and I think that both belong to Hedychridium rossicum.I would be pleased to be corrected if I'm wrong. Maybe your specimen belongs to the ...

... fig. 118) and digitus not very long. With the key of Arens (2010, about Hedychridium roseum group from Peloponnese) I hesited between sculpturatum and rossicum (valesiense in the key), with a preference for sculpturatum. What do you think ?

... to see the metallic reflections. Ciao! PS: the correct name for Hedychridium valesiense Linsenmaier is Hedychridium rossicum Gussakowskji

... ;-) ) : 47.426712 , 4.914767 Abdomen is red metallic, not orange dull. genitalia looks like H. valesiense Lins. (I used the key in Arens, 2010) (= rossicum Balthazar). What do you think about this species ? Jérôme