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Hi Paul, For the species that you're not found, I think it is Chrysis varidens ? This species is common in mediterranean area, I was very ... ; splendidula/insperata ; mediata/mediadentata/solida* ; rutiliventris/ruddii, problems in Cleptes, Elampus, etc) : I have no many material for these ...

Thanks for your intention! In my opinion I would like to rule out C. ruddii. There are some details that don't fit with this species. This season I saw C. ruddii several times at another location. I met the shown species again and could take some other pics. ...

With these golden reflects on pronotum & scutellum, and the dense small puncture on T II, I think it is Chrysis ruddii, not ? (but here the 3rd antennal segment has blue reflect, whereas ruddii has not a blue reflect, or very small).

Ciao Ettore, dovrebbe essere una Chrysis ruddii o Chrysis rutiliventris . Escludo del tutto che possa essere un parassitoide di Polistes , perché ...

Hi Alex,
Thanks a lot!
All the best Paul

You're correct, nothing else that looks like this - beautiful images!

Hi,
the shown colourful animal I saw at the end of June. It's size was about 6-7mm.
In my opinion it should be a C. ruddii. Do you agree or is it someting else?

All the best Paul

... less uncertain. Unless its one of the species that have unique characters that are somewhat easily made out in photographs (eg C. brevitarsis, C. ruddii, C. terminata ), but it's seldom one of those. I'm quite sure its a species with long ovipositor and wide, evenly arched separation of the two ...

... consist of two names: the first generic and second specific, e.g. Chrysis ignita . The combination of the two makes the name unique. Such a ... + ( brevis, e [LAT, adj.] = short) + ( tarsis [LAT, nn.] = tarsus) ruddii (dedicated to Rudd) auripes (from aurum [LAT, nn] = gold) + ( pes ...

... it could perhaps also be] longula etc). From what I have seen it does not agree with ignita A, longula , and certainly not with corusca & ruddii , which leaves angustula, schencki, ignita B, impressa and comta .. and I dont have any experience at all with the latter two. I will stop rambling ...