Chrysis coronata Spinola, 1808

Rosa, Paolo & Xu, Zai-fu, 2015, Annotated type catalogue of the Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the collection of Maximilian Spinola (1780 - 1857), Turin, ZooKeys 471, pp. 1-96 : 51

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Chrysididae

Chrysis coronata Spinola, 1808

Chrysis coronata : Spinola 1808: 30.

Remarks.

Chrysis coronata was erroneously placed in synonymy with Chrysis viridula Linnaeus, 1761 ( Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 477). In fact, the description of Chrysis coronata is clear and is incompatible with the coloration and morphology of Chrysis viridula : "Magnitudo praecedentis. Antennae nigrae. Caput viride, maculâ caerulaeâ vericali. Thorax viridis. Abdomen, segmentis duobus anterioribus aureis, 3° toto viridi, margine apostico triemarginato. Corpus subtùs caeruleum. Pedes concolores, tarsis pallidis. Alae fuscae". Spinola compares coronata with splendidula : "Noli confundere cum Chrys. Splendidula Rossi, quae differt thorace quadrifasciato, fasciis alternatim viridibus et caeruleis, segmento tertio quadrispinoso, caeruleo, spinulis productis acutis, staturâ tandem in plerisque speciminibus dimidio minore." Based on this description, Chrysis coronata could be Chrysis rutilans Olivier or Chrysis continentalis Linsenmaier. Since the holotype is lost, we suggest coronata should be considered as a nomen dubium. According to Mocsáry (1889: 445), Chrysis coronata is the male of Chrysis integra Fabricius. Till now, Chrysis integra has never been found in Italy and the species description of Chrysis coronata is incompatible with Chrysis integra . Chrysis coronata is described as shorter in its dimensions by Spinola (Long. 3. Lin. Lat. 1. ½ Lin.), shorter than those of integra , which should exceed 5 lin., using the same measurement system used by Spinola.

Current status.

Chrysis coronata Spinola, 1808, nomen dubium.