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... The second specimen is more difficult to id, it is closely related to Chrysis analis , but I do not remember any species with anal margin with the same colour of the abdomen ...

... and for a very long time, was wrongly considered as synonym of Chrysis analis Spinola. Invrea (1948: 258) placed graelsii in synonym of sybarita Förster, 1853 without ...

Hi Pepik:

1- Chrysis analis Spinola
2- Trichrysis cyanea (Linnaeus)
3- Pseudomalus cfr. triangulifer (Abeille)
4- Ch.ignita ? yes, ignita group
5- Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus)

Ciao!

Hi PepiK! I think the first is a Chrysis analis female. (I am not an expert!)

Greetings,

Henrik

catches from 2012 are not very good - please ID
thank you
1- no name
2- T.cyanea
3- P.auratus ?
4- Ch.ignita ?
5- P.auratus ?

Valdieri, Alpi Marittimi. At first I thought it was one I had before, Chrysis analis but the red patch on the back is different. May be they are two different species. 1, 3 and 4 are maybe the same. Sorry if it is confusing

Paolo, thanks again. This was a rather large wasp. I stood out between the smaller ones on these flowers. They are well liked.
Kind regards,
Pietsje

Hi

it's a nice female of Chrysis analis Spinola, 1808.
It looks like a giant specimen.

Usually C. simplonica are larger than analis, but it in this case the ventral surface of the abdomen seems to be dark (blue) and not shining red.

I'm in doubt if this is the same wasp like yesterday but I try anyway (sorry....). Today Alpi Marittimi, about 6mm (or larger?).

... thanks for the new pic. I was wrong in the first ID. I excluded C. analis and related species because of the blue metallic tegulae and the shape ... checking again the first picture and the last one, I can say it is a Chrysis of the comparata group. Without any further picture I can't be sure ...