Chrysis sp? N Italy
Posted: 07 Jul 2020 12:23
4 July 2020, N Italy. First I must apologise for the horrible image! Just one very short opportunity for a photo. This chrysidid was running about at the base of short grass and herb vegetation, with an occasional quick flight to another patch. Halictis and other hymenoptera nesting in shaley soil. It was distinctly elongated compared to the chrysidids I’m more familiar with. This one was also distinct for me because of the mainly red colour. I would love to know the correct genus, and would be surprised, and delighted, if a species identification was possible. That seems unlikely because the image shows almost no structural detail - sorry. Near Morfasso, c 700 m, Apennines foothills, Piacenza Prov., Italy.