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Aprox. 5 mm on stone wall. Orgiva, Granada, S Spain. 400 masl. 15/06/2017.

Rui,


your Chrysidid very likely should be Chrysis rutilans Olivier,
even if there's the possibility that belongs to Chrysis insperata Chevrier, but I need to check the specimens to be sure.

Cheers
Paolo

... sternite. In questo gruppo sono molto importanti. In rutilans femmina sono enormi e coprono gran parte dello sternite. Nelle forme affini a insperata sono invece molto strette e allungate lungo i margini esterni.

Ciao Andrea, la capsula genitale non è danneggiata ma malformata alla nascita. A prima vista sembra una specie nuova affine a insperata Chevrier. Ne ho anch'io alcuni esemplari. Ad ogni modo è complessivamente più affine a insperata che a rutilans , sebbene la lunghezza di F-II e F-III ...

Hi Cosmin!

thanks for your last picture.

I would say female of Chrysis insperata Chevrier.
The spots on the second sternite are a little bit more larger than in W Europe.

Cheers and Merry Christmas!
Paolo

... the last one for this year. I have sorted this days some of the material that is in the freezer and between the beetle was also this female of Chrysis . Is possible to say more? Collected on wood in a forest near Iasi (NE of Romania), 4.june.2011, leg. Cosmin-O. Manci A bigger photo here . ...

Many thanks

yes. I would say Chrysis insperata Chevrier even if I cannot see the shape of the black spots on the second sternite.

Hi everyone, please check identification of this chrysidids... http://s60.radikal.ru/i169/1109/7f/cf7e3c9bc1c3.jpg -- http://s010.radikal.ru/i312/1109/74/f3c56a825e1e.jpg -- http://i071.radikal.ru/1109/3b/279f45f133a0.jpg -- http://s013.radikal.ru/i325/1109/75/fb5248d61563.jpg -- http://i081.radikal...

Hi Pepik, I would ID as male of Chrysis rutilans , but it could be a male of Chrysis insperata as well. The main differences are based on the genital capsula and black spots on the second ...