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I'm not sure if I'm correct. Is it possible to id this beautiful Chrysis? There were two species in my garden today (I presume). One of them Pseudomalus violaceus (I think).
Pseudomalus pusillus (?), today in my garden, the southern parts of The Netherlands.

... (from pseudo - [LAT, suff.] + ( Holopyga ) = false Holopyga) [f.] Pseudomalus (from pseudo - [LAT, suff.] + ( Omalus ) = false Omalus) [m.] ... triangulum [LAT, nn.] = triangle) + ( ferre [LAT, v.] = to bring, wear) violaceus (from violaceus, a, um [LAT, adj.] = violet) micans (from micare ...

Today I saw 3 specimens of I think is indeed P. auratus, first 2 pics(looking at the antennae). They differ in size and coloration. And I was lucky, I saw also P. violaceus! Spraying a honeysolution is a good method

I have several specimens of P. auratus (and violaceus and ?) in my garden last years (since I notice them... :? ). From May ... from the same date, 30/6/2013 (pic 5019375). Or am I wrong and they are all Pseudomalus auratus?

I was completely wrong in my assumtion that is was my 'ususal' P. violaceus (I saw it 3 years in a row). This is the reply from Alex on hymis.de ... looks much more punctured on the scutum, and as such would likely be a Pseudomalus sp. /Alex EDIT: About the colours, O. biaccinctus and the other ...

Yesterday 31/5/2013, The Netherlands, my garden, I had two specimen, but they looked different. Is it correct to assume that they are two different species: Pseudommalus violaceus and... second photo ?
Kind regards,
Pietsje

Hi Pepik,

13- Chrysis ignita (Linnaeus)
14- Pseudomalus violaceusLinsenmaier (wow)
15- Trichrysis cyanea (Linaeus)
16- Chrysis pseudobrevitarsis Linsenmaier (wow)
17- Chrysis indigotea Dofour & Perris (wow)

Fantastic pictures, as usual!

Ciao
Paolo

... indica, except that, to my knowledge, C. indigotea is the accepted name now. See: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15368 I would think that n. 14 is Omalus violaceus. You are correct about T. cyanea. However, I don’t think that n. 16 is C. inaequalis. Among other things, that sp. has a very high longitudinal ...

... up in a ball. (See your topic on hymis Paolo).I see that behaviour of Pseudomalus violaceus (Aphids on my roses and Lonicera) and of Pseudomalus auratus (Aphids on Symphytum ...

Thank you Andrea. I like this species very much