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... central-northern European taxon called caputaureum Trautmann & Trautmann. This taxon was considered as a varietas and later subspecies of H. roseum (Rossi). In the last years it was elevated to species rank by some German authors, but recently Arens consieder caputaureum as a subspecies of ...

... ask for confirmation, or atleast more information about how to separate Hedychridium chloropygum from H. roseum . I have never collected or seen this species before, but I'm quite sure this is a male ...

... & Trautmann), 1919. You can consider it as - a valid species: Hedychridium caputaureum , following many German authors (i.e. Niehuis, 1998) - subspecies of: H. roseum (Rossi), following Linsenmaier and Faunaeur - subspecies of: H. chloropygum du ...

Thank you Alex and Paolo !

Now, I am confused: the valid taxon is Hedychridium roseum caputaureum, or Hedychridium chloropygum ?

Thanks for clarifying.

D.

Hallo!

yes, Alex is right,
It's a Hedychridium of the roseum group.
t belong to the species Hedychridium caputaureum Trautmann, recently considered as a subspecies of
H. chloropygum Buysson by Arens (2010).

Cheers
Paolo

Not Chrysis, but Hedychridium, in the H. roseum species group - maybe Paolo can say more

/Alex

Edit: Very nice pictures by the way!

... ignicollis graeca Arens, 2004; Chrysura demaculata (Arens, 2004); Hedychridium aroanium Arens, 2004; Hedychridium etruscum Strumia, 2003; Hedychridium ... 1959; Hedychridium plagiatum Mocsáry, 1883; Hedychridium subroseum Linsenmaier, 1959; Hedychridium urfanum Linsenmaier, 1968; Hedychrum ...

I see you and the wasps drunk in the garden

Female of Hedychridium roseum (Rossi)

Don't drink too much solution ... otherwise you'll have some nightmares with Chrysidids

Hi Paolo,
32,5°C all the insects in the garden is drunk and me too...came another species...Pepik