Holopyga lucida (Lepeletier, 1806)

Rosa, Paolo, Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. & Halada, Marek, 2021, Additions to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of Mongolia, with description of eleven new species, ZooKeys 1068, pp. 149-187 : 149

Holopyga lucida (Lepeletier, 1806)

Hedychrum lucidum Lepeletier, 1806: 122. Syntypes; France (Paris, Turin?).

Material examined.

Mongolia: Tuv, 1 ♀, 50 km N of Ulaanbataar , river E of Mandal, 1180 m alt., 8-13.VII.2007, leg. MK ( PRC).

Distribution.

*Mongolia (Tuv). Holopyga lucida is distributed from Europe to Eastern Siberia ( Rosa et al. 2019).

Remarks.

The Mongolian specimen has narrower scapal basin, more arcuate beneath brow compared with European specimens; however, the ratio between head width and inter-ocular distance is almost equal. Moreover, the punctation of the Mongolian specimen is without wide, polished interspaces, whereas European specimens have mesonotal punctures sparser, with shining intervals. We did not observe additional differences and, therefore, we identify this specimen as H. lucida , waiting for the examination of more material.