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A Chrysis female in the ignita-complex, very likely C. angustula but could perhaps be C. leptomandibularis as well, not possible for me to say for sure

... have much more contrastingly gold/red/purple reflections, very dense punctation and are very broad. This is one of the slender species, like C. leptomandibularis or a slim C. angustula . Without looking at the thickness of the mandibles I dont dare say which although it seems a good fit for ...

Hi!

That's not so easy,

Chrysis ignita group, probably C. angustula based on the small dimensions and punctation, but it could be also C. leptomandibularis.

Cheers
Paolo

My bet is C. leptomandibularis because of the very thin mandibles and greenish sternites. Found in the Netherlands, North Holland, on 24 september 2021.

... think first about C. gracillima). After checking, I think it might be Chrysis leptomandibularis or maybe C. angustula but punctation on T3 is very dense. EDIT : finally ...

... paper on a very nice chrysidids in a forest on the north of France : Chrysis immaculata :wohow: with a list of species on a survey in Malaise ... Chrysis immaculata, Chrysis schencki, Chrysis mediata, Chrysis cf. leptomandibularis, Chrysis sp. (à déterminer)(groupe de Chrysis ignita), ...

Ciao Ettore,

è una Chrysis del gruppo ignita, probabillmente C. angustula o C. leptomandibularis, ma dalla foto non si può essere precisi.

Ciao!

... possible : in the ignita group on pictures, we can sometimes identify Chrysis terminata (maybe the commonest species in ignita group, and one of ... species and we can "eliminate" some species (angustula, leptomandibularis)... For ID a species of the ignita group, we need : lateral ...

... the Chrisidid went off the aphid was still alive. One time I saw a specimen at the little bee hotel in our garden. It propbably is a female of C. leptomandibularis, a rare species in Germany. I hope it is not the last species this year... ;) All the best Paul comp_P6106074.jpg comp_P5231330.jpg ...