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Who can tell me more about this Chrysid...?
Picture is taken 10-7-2009 in Zeist, Holland.

Regards,
Hedy

Hello Hedy! Welcome to Chrysis.net Forum!
You have posted really great pictures, it's a pleasure for us to host them.

This specimen belongs to Elampus genus, the species could be probably Elampus panzeri (Fabricius 1804), well known from Europe and from Holland.

My compliments to you for the beautiful picture.

I ask to you the permission to use it for the Database of the Italian Chrysididae.

Welcome Hedy!

Great pictures! Cool!

Gian Luca is right. I'm revising this genus and this name will change in the next future. At the moment you can use Elampus panzeri (Fabricius) sensu Moczar.
For a very long time this species has been called Elampus constrictus (Foerster) and still today who follows Linsenmaier's main work uses this name.

Cheers
Paolo

Hello Gian Luca and Paolo,

Thanks for kind reactions , but you forgot to mention if it is a lady wasp or a male.
So, please....

Regards,
Hedy

Hi Hedy ...

lady!

you can see it from the short hairs under the genae (the part under the compound eye)

Ciao
Paolo