Many thanks for your detailed answer Paolo. Actually I knew there were some changes to make in the taxonomy of Holopyga, but I was not aware about the new names, apparently I missed your paper, shame
... was correct :D based on the punctation of the scutellum I would say Holopyga fervida . Males of this species are extremely polymorphic, meaning ... by Rosa & Pavesi 2021 on Holopyga gogorzae ). Reminder: the name H.ignicollis has changed. It is synonym of H. chrysonota . H. chrysonota (sensu ...
... seems to be half deep blue without golden reflection... much more than in my other specimens. But I guess the head is also deep blue for H. ignicollis , so that doesn't match? Thanks in advance. original.jpg
I found many of Holopyga, Northern France (close Le Havre), I think it is H. chrysonota as I doubt it could be H. ignicollis (?). That would be nice to get confirmation. Here are 2 specimens, it is a female on the first 2 ...
Hi, @ Paulo: Thanks for Determination! So I can fix it. In this locality H. chrysonota, H. ignicollis and H. austrialis live together. That makes it sometimes a litte difficult for me. But I try to get better pictures. @ Horst: Ja, obwohl aus der Region nachgewiesen, ...
... the first two show a male of H. austrialis. Maybe this goes into the direction of the animal I wished to have determinated. I cannot exclude H. ignicollis, but I took some pictures of animals who are probably males of H.chrysonota. All the best Paul
... 1881; C. chrysochlora Mocsáry, 1889, syn. n. and C. viridans Radoszkowski, 1891, syn. n. of C. keriensis Radoszkowski, 1887; C. angustifrons var. ignicollis Trautmann, 1926, syn. n. of C. eldari (Radoszkowski, 1893); C. maracandensis var. simulatrix Radoszkowski, 1891, syn. n. of C. maracandensis ...