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Hi Kurt!

Yes, I think that you're right

Hi
Can someone help me with ID of this species in my garden, about 5-6 mm? I think it's Pseudomalus auratus...

Crimea. Size about 5 mm, on fennel.06.2015 maybe Pseudomalus auratus?

... of chrysidid wasps and it is very not easy (especially Omalus-Pseudomalus & Chrysis ignita group, but I have not many chrysidid for ... C. viridula, (may be pseudobrevitarsis), fulgida, Pseudomalus auratus, Hedychridium coriaceum, Chrysura hirsuta, (in moutains of Switzerland)... ...

Hi Guillermo,

I cannot see the length of the flagellomeres, however, yes, it really looks like a P. auratus (L.).

Ciao
Paolo

Shot at 1600 masl, in Lanjarón, Sierra Nevada in S Spain. 01/10/2015 in riverside forest with chestnuts, and quercus ilex.

... carried into the host nest. Very rare shots. But the last picture is a Pseudomalus , possibly auratus (L.). Cheers Paolo

... specie che speravo di incontrare e fortunatamente, tra una serietta di Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) raccolti a fine giugno ecco un esemplare di Pseudomalus triangulifer ...

Hi Paolo.
Thanks for reply. Try to put it (and a couple of its "friends") under the microscope to decide whether it's Pseudomalus auratus or triangulifer.
Here an additional specimen, less colourfull.
Greetings Martin

:welcome: Martin, thanks for your nice Plate. It looks like a Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus), however, in Denmark there's an other similar species: Pseudomalus triangulifer ...