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Hi Cosmin,

no, it is not very important.
It excludes definitively Chrysis illigeri, but the black spot on the S-II are very similar in caspiensis and bicolor.

The shape of the black spot is very important only to separate females of illigeri and bicolor.

Ciao and many thanks.

... are not many species in Europe with this features. The most common is Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier. Then we have Chrysis illigeri Wesmael and Chrysis caspiensis Linsenmaier. ...

... are not many species in Europe with this features. The most common is Chrysis bicolor Lepeletier. Then we have Chrysis illigeri Wesmael and Chrysis caspiensis Linsenmaier. ...

Hi everyone,

this is a female of Chrysis succincta succinctula Dahlbom, 1845 (sensu Linsenmaier 1959).
The female of gribodoi Abeille has 2 closely related teeth at the apex of T-III, while the females of bicolor Lepeletier and illigeri Wesmael have 4 anal teeth.

Cheers
Paolo