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Chrysis araxana mocsáry, 1893, lectotype, ♂: (A) Head and mesosoma, lateral view; (B) head, frontal view; (C) head and mesosoma, dorsal view; (D) metasoma, lateral view; (E) metasoma, posterior view, and genital capsule; (F) metasoma, ventral view.
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A critical and annotated catalogue of 309 types of Chrysididae belonging to 144 species, subspecies, and taxonomically available variations housed in the Natural History Museum Vienna is given. The neotypes of Chrysis austriaca Fabricius, 1804, Chrysis radians Harris, 1776, Chrysis socia Dahlbom, 1854, Holopyga gloriosa var. caucasica Mocsáry, 1889...
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... Throughout his early years of research in Brazil, Ducke traveled hundreds of kilometers across northern Brazil and was constantly motivated to understand the distribution and diversity of the Amazon biota. In addition to the publications derived from his expeditions, collecting chrysidid wasps was a fundamental step toward building a taxonomic collection, largely housed at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), but with also numerous specimens deposited across European museums (e.g., Obrecht and Huber, 1993;Rosa, 2009;Rosa et al., 2020). MPEG houses most primary type specimens of Chrysididae described by Ducke, and it is one of the largest collections in Brazil, mainly thanks to the decades of Ducke's contributions as a researcher and curator there. ...
... Amisega mocsaryi; Ducke (1903a, Krombein (1957), Kimsey (1987), , Obrecht and Huber (1993), Rosa et al. (2020) Biome. Amazon Forest. ...
... 1993),Lucena and Melo (2018),Rosa et al. (2020),Lucena et al. (2021),). Distribution. ...
We present an updated, commented, and revised catalog for the Brazilian cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) and pay tribute to Adolph Ducke’s 1913 monographic work on the Brazilian fauna of these wasps titled “As Chrysididas do Brazil.” We document all 159 chrysidid species known to occur in Brazil, classified into 18 genera representing three subfamilies: Amiseginae, Chrysidinae, and Cleptinae. We detail all synonyms, provide geographical distribution for all recorded species, and compile host associations for 28 species in Brazil. Notes on type specimens and their depository collections are provided and complemented by images of 30 primary types. Additionally, we reinstated Exsecochrysis Linsenmaier from the synonymy with Pleurochrysis Bohart (rejected junior homonym) in place of Rhipidochrysis Rosa & Pavese, new synonym. All species previously treated as
Pleurochrysis are transferred to Exsecochrysis.
... A nuclear barcoding approach, such as the one proposed by Eberle et al. [15] and applied by Dietz et al. [16], could provide clues as to whether or not the barcode divergence may be related to reproductive isolation. Note that until recently, this species was referred to as Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854 in the literature and that the species previously referred to as H. chrysonota is now referred to as Holopyga similis Mocsáry, 1889 [57]. rossicum can express two different phenotypes: one with an iridescent metasoma and one with a non-iridescent metasoma. ...
... A nuclear barcoding approach, such as the one proposed by Eberle et al. [15] and applied by Dietz et al. [16], could provide clues as to whether or not the barcode divergence may be related to reproductive isolation. Note that until recently, this species was referred to as Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854 in the literature and that the species previously referred to as H. chrysonota is now referred to as Holopyga similis Mocsáry, 1889 [57]. We found that the barcodes of Holopyga fervida differ by up to 7.3%, and they were assigned to three distinct BINs. ...
Germany is home to a rich cuckoo wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with about 108 species. However, several nomenclatural changes, the lack of identification keys, and the discovery of cryptic species difficult to identify based on external morphology have made the identification of several species a challenge. COI barcoding has been instrumental in the identification of some cuckoo wasp species and could help alleviate some of the above problems, but a reliable large reference database containing the cuckoo wasp barcodes is lacking. We present the COI barcodes of more than 800 specimens of 101 cuckoo wasp species native to Germany to lay the foundation for the barcode-based identification of German species. An analysis of the COI barcode sequences suggested groups that are largely consistent with the current taxonomy of the group. We found a few cases of over- or undersplitting of taxa. In some common species, the high degree of barcode divergence suggests the presence of cryptic species that need to be further assessed by integrative approaches. Our library of cuckoo wasp reference barcodes will enhance researchers’ ability to reliably identify species within this fascinating group of insects, in particular for identifying life stages that offer few or no morphological features for species-level identification.
... (Krakow). Holopyga ignicollis Dahlbom, 1854 sensu auctorum (see Rosa et al., 2020b); Farzaneh et al., 2017:496 (Fars); Farhad et al., 2017:881 (Alborz, Hormozgan, Kerman, Mazandaran), 882 ( fig. 3); Falahatpisheh et al., 2019:4 (Fars). ...
... Holopyga similis was synonymised by Bischoff (1913) with H. chrysonota (Förster, 1853). Rosa et al. (2020b) pointed out that H. chrysonota is a different species and H. similis is the first available name for H. chrysonota sensu Linsenmaier (1959aLinsenmaier ( , 1968Linsenmaier ( , 1987Linsenmaier ( , 1997Linsenmaier ( , 1999. Dahlbom's (1854) name H. ignicollis [actually given as var. ...
... ignicollis Klug" (the name given by Dahlbom (1854) to one of the specimens examined in Berlin) as a valid subspecific name, thus making the name available as a species-group name (ICZN, 1999: Article 45.6). As a consequence, Eversmann (1858) is the author of the species (Rosa et al., 2020b). Linsenmaier, 1959 Holopyga cypruscula ssp. ...
In recent years, the research on the Iranian Chrysididae has been extremely prolific, thanks to the efforts of different teams. After the first checklist published by Rosa et al. (2013), more than one hundred taxa of cuckoo wasps have been recorded as new for Iran, including nine taxa described as new for science. Moreover, major modifications impacted the taxonomy of the family with two genera revaluated (Chrysellampus Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1932 and Colpopyga Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1954), Pseudochrysis Semenow, 1891 reintroduced for Pseudospinolia Linsenmaier, 1951; the description of the genus Morphochrysis Rosa & Pavesi, 2023 and several taxonomical changes to species level which were published and that deeply changed the first checklist, namely. As a consequence of all these fragmented changes, we propose a new, updated checklist of the Iranian species, to summarize all the new findings published in the last years. We describe eleven new species for science, Chrysis amerii Rosa & Farhad, sp. nov., C. chamrosh Rosa, sp. nov., C. crenulata Rosa, sp. nov., C. edentata Rosa & Baiocchi, sp. nov., C. peri Rosa & Baiocchi, sp. nov. and C. titanica Rosa, sp. nov. (succincta group), C. mediasignata Rosa, sp. nov. (leachii group), C. heimi Rosa, sp. nov. (maculicornis group), C. simurgh Rosa, sp. nov. (subsinuata group), Chrysura filidichroa Rosa, sp. nov. (dichroa group) and Hedychridium personatum Rosa, sp. nov. with its own new species-group. We report twenty-six new records of Chrysidinae for Iran: Chrysidea disclusa (Linsenmaier, 1959); Chrysis afghanica Linsenmaier, 1968; C. cylindrica Eversmann, 1858; C. echidna Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1967; C. grohmanni bolivari Mercet, 1902; C. klio Balthasar, 1953; C. laetula Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Nikol'skaya, 1954; C. leuconoe Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1967; C. maracandensis Radoszkowski, 1877; C. mirabilis Radoszkovsky, 1877; C. mossulensis Abeille de Perrin-du Buysson, 1887; C. pseudobrevitarsis Linsenmaier, 1951; C. robertsi Rosa, 2020; C. rutilans Olivier, 1791; C. turcomana Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Nikol'skaya, 1954; Chrysura laodamia laodamia (du Buysson, 1900); Euchroeus pellucidus (Radoszkowski, 1877); Hedychridium bytinskii Linsenmaier, 1959; H. mochii Strumia, 1994; H. plagiatum (Mocsáry, 1883); Hedychrum concinnum (Mocsáry, 1909); H. semicyaneum Mocsáry, 1889; Spinolia stchurovskyi (Radoszkowski, 1877); Spintharina extrema (Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Nikol’skaya, 1954), and S. houskai (Balthasar, 1953). The current number of known taxa has therefore increased from 185 (179 species and 6 subspecies) to 315 (306 species + 9 subspecies). Hedychrum persicum Mocsáry, 1914 stat. nov. is upgraded to species rank. Chrysis chrysophora Semenow, 1892 and Hedychrum cyaneum Brullé, 1846 are considered nomina dubia and the latter as incertae sedis. Chrysis dawahi Strumia, 2012 is considered nomen nudum. The majority of chrysidid species in Iran (77.64%) are found exclusively in the Western Palearctic region. Among these, 21% are restricted to the Western Palaearctic. A thorough discussion is also provided on unreliable and doubtful species records.
... (1) Chrysis radians [currently Chrysura radians] was revalidated by Morgan (1984), who recognised this name as the senior synonym of the well-known and established name Chrysis pustulosa Abeille de Perrin, 1878. The neotype of Chrysis radians has been designated by Rosa et al. (2020) and is housed at NHMUK. (2) Chrysis veridans Harris has already been regarded as a synonym of Trichrysis cyanea (Linnaeus, 1758) by Stephens (1829) and Kimsey and Bohart (1991). ...
An overview on the history of the British cuckoo wasps is presented. Some very old publications dealing with this fauna have fallen into oblivion, along with the description of some taxa. In the present paper I discuss these taxa and other species observed in museum collections. The species formerly identified as Cleptes semicyaneus Tournier, 1879 was found in England and Scotland. This species was misidentified in the literature and it is here described as Cleptes britannicorum Rosa, sp. n. Three new synonymies are proposed: Chrysis politus Harris, 1776 syn. n. of Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787); Chrysis curax Harris, 1776 syn. n. of Trichrysis cyanea (Linnaeus, 1758); Chrysis variegata Curtis, 1837 nec Olivier, 1790 syn. n. of Chrysis leachii Shuckard, 1837. The lectotype of Chrysis lucidula Fabricius, 1775 (type species of the genus Hedychrum Latreille, 1802) is designated. Chrysis aenea Fabricius, 1787 is considered a nomen protectum and Chrysis politus Harris, 1776 a nomen oblitum. A discussion on nomina nuda and nomina dubia found in historical publications is given. In the context of British fauna, Chrysis rutilans Olivier, 1790 is considered regionally extinct, and the presence of Chrysis mediadentata Linsenmaier, 1951 and Pseudomalus triangulifer (Abeille de Perrin, 1877) in England is reported for the first time. The following species recently added to the British fauna are considered native because they were present in the UK in the nineteenth century and can be traced in historical collections: Elampus konowi (du Buysson, 1892); Hedychridium caputaureum (Trautmann and Trautmann, 1919); C. corusca Valkeila, 1971; C. schencki Linsenmaier, 1968; C. terminata Dahlbom, 1854; and Chrysis mediadentata Linsenmaier, 1951. It is also confirmed, based on historical data, that Holopyga generosa (Förster, 1853) and Hedychrum nobile (Scopoli, 1763) have recently expanded their distributional limits, making their presence in England evident only in the last few decades.
... Some affinities between the Indian and African faunas have also been recently observed (Rosa and Halada 2021;Rosa et al. 2022a). In addition to all the new species recorded and described in these articles, revision of the type material in European, Russian and Chinese museums was carried out concurrently (eg Rosa et al. 2015aRosa et al. , 2015bRosa et al. , 2017aRosa et al. , 2017bRosa et al. , 2020. ...
... Chrysis principalis is currently considered a common and widespread species in the East Palearctic and Oriental region (Kimsey andBohart [1990] 1991;Rosa et al. 2021a). Trichrysis seducta (Smith, 1860) ( Figure 19A-19F Rosa et al. (2017bRosa et al. ( , 2020, and Wiśniowski in Rosa et al. (2022a), Bohart often designated lectotypes in European museums without pinning any identification label on the selected type, thus making the identification of the lectotype impossible and, therefore, invalid. In the OUMUK type collection two specimens belonging to two different species of Trichrysis bear the same light blue identification label of Chrysis seducta handwritten by Smith, but only one bears the locality label 'Mak'. ...
A recent examination of type specimens and unidentified Indian cuckoo wasps deposited at the Natural History Museum (London) and at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History led to the discovery of: two new Indian species, Chrysis parviocula sp. n. (amneris species group) and Elampus bicolor sp. n.; a new synonymy, Chrysis quaerita Nurse, 1902 syn. n. of Chrysis dissimilis Dahlbom, 1854; an unnecessary replacement name, Hedychridium mocsaryi Rosa, 2021 for Hedychridium virescens (Mocsáry, 1914); and a misidentification of Chrysis obscura Smith, 1860 which is now excluded from the Indian fauna. Chrysis perfecta Cameron, 1897 is transferred to the viridissima group. New distributional records are given for Chrysis arkadyi Rosa et al. 2021, Chrysis bayadera du Buysson, 1896, Chrysis musa Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1954 and Praestochrysis palawanensis (Mocsáry, 1899). Eighteen types of Indian and Oriental species are illustrated for the first time. Types of six Oriental and Australian species described by Cameron, Smith, and Gray are illustrated and their status and depositories discussed. A lectotype is designated for Chrysis festina Smith, 1874. Type material of Stilbum princeps (Gray, 1832) is rediscovered 190 years after its description.
... and Chrysis rasmonti sp. nov., based on material previously misidentified by Linsenmaier (1959Linsenmaier ( , 1968, whose status was already discussed during the examination of Radoszkowski's and Mocsáry's types in Krakow and Vienna (Rosa et al. , 2020a. Types of these newly described species were selected among Turkish specimens deposited in the Linsenmaier collection (NMLU). ...
... None of the authors cited above has examined the type series of these two species. The type of Chrysis verna is currently considered lost like other Dahlbom's types described from the Loew collection (Rosa & Vårdal 2015;Rosa et al. 2017bRosa et al. , 2020a, whereas the type of Chrysis handlirschi has turned out to be a female of C. verna sensu auctorum (Rosa et al. 2020a). Consequently, Rosa et al. (2020a) proposed to synonymise Chrysis handlirschi with C. verna and suggested that C. handlirschi sensu Linsenmaier (1959) (Figs 7, 8) could represent an undescribed species. ...
... None of the authors cited above has examined the type series of these two species. The type of Chrysis verna is currently considered lost like other Dahlbom's types described from the Loew collection (Rosa & Vårdal 2015;Rosa et al. 2017bRosa et al. , 2020a, whereas the type of Chrysis handlirschi has turned out to be a female of C. verna sensu auctorum (Rosa et al. 2020a). Consequently, Rosa et al. (2020a) proposed to synonymise Chrysis handlirschi with C. verna and suggested that C. handlirschi sensu Linsenmaier (1959) (Figs 7, 8) could represent an undescribed species. ...
In the present article 74 Lebanese cuckoo wasps are listed, 34 of which are recorded for the first time. Two species from Lebanon are described as new for science: Philoctetes acuminatus Rosa & Boustani, sp. nov., and Chrysis mirae Rosa, sp. nov. in the C. elegans group. In addition, two new species are described to replace two species that were misidentified by Linsenmaier (1959): Chrysis villosa Rosa sp. nov. (pro Chrysis
shabadensis sensu Linsenmaier 1959, nec Radoszkowski, 1891) in the C. elegans group, and Chrysis rasmonti Rosa sp. nov. (pro Chrysis handlirschi sensu Linsenmaier 1959,
nec Mocsáry, 1889) in the C. comparata group. Holopyga buyssoni Mercet, 1902 stat. nov. is raised to species level and Chrysis klio Balthasar, 1953 stat. resurr. is resurrected from previous synonymy with Chrysis varidens Abeille de Perrin, 1878. Chrysis samia Bischoff, 1910 syn. nov. is synonymised with Chrysis verna Dahlbom, 1854 and Chrysis handlirschi
ab. astarte Balthasar, 1953 is considered an unavailable name. A full list of collecting dates and localities of the Lebanese records published by Linsenmaier (1959) is also provided.
Key words: Checklist, East-Mediterranean, Levant, new species, new records, status novus, status resurrectus
... However, the strong similarity between these two species casts some doubts on the real type locality of Ch. decorata. This species was originally labelled as "Africa ?" (see images of the type in Rosa et al., 2020) and was later considered doubtfully as a Palaearctic species by Kimsey & Bohart (1991) without any explanation, and as an Afrotropical species by Madl & Rosa (2012), because members of the Ch. maindroni group were known for the Afrotropical fauna only. ...
A contribution to the knowledge of Indian and Sri Lankan Chrysididae is given. The following six species are described: Chrysis decorosa sp. nov. from Rajasthan (Ch. maindroni group); Ch. glauca sp. nov. from Karnataka (Ch. succincta group); Ch. zdenula sp. nov. from Tamil Nadu (Ch. succincta group); Ch. kartikeya sp. nov. from Tamil Nadu (Ch. decemdentata group); Ch. unidentata sp. nov. from Tamil Nadu (Ch. unidentata group); Hedychridium zeylanicum sp. nov. from Sri Lanka (H. oseum group). The Chrysis unidentata group is established here; the Ch. maindroni, Ch. pulchella and Hedychridium roseum groups are recorded for the first time for the Oriental Region. The genus Isegama Krombein, 1983 and eight species are recorded for the first time from India: subfamily Amiseginae: Isegama aridula (Krombein, 1980); subfamily Chrysidinae, tribe Elampini: Hedychridium mysticum Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1912, Hedychrum striatum Mocsáry, 1911, Holophris marginella (Mocsáry, 1890), Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787); tribe Chrysidini: Chrysis goetheana Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1967, Praestochrysis spinula Bohart, 1988, and Primeuchroeus malayensis (Linsenmaier, 1982). Chrysis goetheana is transferred to the Ch. pulchella group. New distributional data for other six Indian species are provided
... nov. Chrysis variana (see pictures of the type in Rosa et al. 2020) is a widespread Central Asian species of the succincta group (known from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan), and apparently unknown to Linsenmaier, as it is not listed in his papers and was not found in his collection. Consequently, we synonymize the autocrata species group with the succincta species group, because it is not sufficiently supported by morphological diagnostic characters. ...
Citation: Rosa P, Baiocchi D, Halada M, Proshchalykin MYu (2021) A new species and new records of cuckoo wasps from Pakistan and India (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae). In: Proshchalykin MYu, Gokhman VE (Eds) Hymenoptera studies through space and time: A collection of papers dedicated to the 75 th anniversary of Arkady S. Lelej. Journal of Abstract Chrysis arkadyi sp. nov. from India and Pakistan is herein described in the C. splendidula species group, and C. speculata du Buysson, 1896 is recorded for the first time from Pakistan. The Chrysis autocrata species group, established by Linsenmaier (1997), is synonymised with the C. succincta species group, and the C. serpentula species group, established by Tarbinsky (2002), is synonymised with the C. splendidula species group. C. autocrata Nurse, 1903 syn. nov. and C. ewridica Tarbinsky, 2001 syn. nov. are considered junior synonyms of C. variana du Buysson, 1901. A key to the seven species of the C. succincta species group so far known from Pakistan and India is provided.
... nov. Chrysis variana (see pictures of the type in Rosa et al. 2020) is a widespread Central Asian species of the succincta group (known from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan), and apparently unknown to Linsenmaier, as it is not listed in his papers and was not found in his collection. Consequently, we synonymize the autocrata species group with the succincta species group, because it is not sufficiently supported by morphological diagnostic characters. ...
Chrysis arkadyi sp. nov. from India and Pakistan is herein described in the C. splendidula species group, and C. speculata du Buysson, 1896 is recorded for the first time from Pakistan. The Chrysis autocrata species group, established by Linsenmaier (1997), is synonymised with the C. succincta species group, and the C. serpentula species group, established by Tarbinsky (2002), is synonymised with the C. splendidula species group. C. autocrata Nurse, 1903 syn. nov. and C. ewridica Tarbinsky, 2001 syn. nov. are considered junior synonyms of C. variana du Buysson, 1901. A key to the seven species of the C. succincta species group so far known from Pakistan and India is provided.
This work presents a taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic types of Chrysididae preserved in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), in Paris, with notes on non-Palaearctic types. A total of 854 types are revised, of which 546 are Palaearctic and listed in the present article. The museum houses 257 primary types of Palaearctic taxa and 172 primary types of non-Palaearctic taxa. 109 types of taxa previously considered to be lost or doubtfully deposited in Paris were found and labelled; 11 primary types considered to be deposited in Paris were found in other museums; 10 lectotypes or neotypes were designated in other museums and their paralectotypes are deposited at MNHN. Twenty previously designated lectotypes proved to be invalid and 10 types considered to be preserved in the museum proved to be non-type specimens. Sixteen misinterpretations of type materials are reported. Types spread in seven different collections at MNHN were merged together in a “typothèque” (type collection) stored apart from those deposited in the Abeille de Perrin collection and in the general collection. The neotype of Elampus micans Klug, 1835 is designated, and 38 lectotypes are designated for: Chrysis angustifrons Abeille de Perrin, 1878; C. angustifrons var. castillana du Buysson, 1894; C. aureicollis Abeille de Perrin, 1878; C. aurotecta Abeille de Perrin, 1878; C. barbara Lucas, 1849; C. bidentata var. maculifrons du Buysson, 1895; C. cerastes Abeille de Perrin, 1877; C. dives Lucas, 1849; C. dorsata Brullé, 1833; C. elzearii du Buysson, 1894; C. fugax Abeille de Perrin, 1878; C. gribodoi Abeille de Perrin, 1877; C. incisa Abeille de Perrin & du Buysson, 1877; C. igneola du Buysson, 1896; C. ignita var. rutiliventris Abeille de Perrin, 1879; C. igniventris Abeille de Perrin, 1877; C. laevigata Abeille de Perrin, 1879; C. oraniensis Lucas, 1849; C. phryne Abeille de Perrin, 1878; C. rufitarsis Brullé, 1833; Chrysis uncifera Abeille de Perrin, 1878; C. virgo Abeille de Perrin, 1877; Cleptes abeillei du Buysson, 1887; Elampus bidentatus Lucas, 1849; E. chlorosoma Lucas, 1849; Ellampus araraticus Radoszkowski 1890; E. biaccinctus du Buysson, 1892; Hedychridium minutum var. aereolum du Buysson, 1892; H. minutum var. viridimarginale du Buysson, 1892; H. roseum var. chloropyga du Buysson, 1888; Hedychrum micans Lucas, 1849; Holopyga gloriosa var. aureomaculata Abeille de Perrin, 1879; Notozus productus var. vulgata du Buysson, 1892; Omalus aeneus var. pygialis du Buysson, 1887; O. auratus var. abdominalis du Buysson, 1887; Philoctetes abeillei du Buysson, 1892; P. chobauti du Buysson, 1896; P. tiberiadis Abeille de Perrin & du Buysson, 1887. Five species are revalidated: Chrysis incisa Abeille de Perrin, 1887; C. japanensis Linsenmaier, 1951; C. teilhardi du Buysson, 1908; Hedychridium hispanicum du Buysson, 1892; Pentachryis goliath (Abeille de Perrin, 1878). Haba pygmaea (du Buysson, 1898) n. comb. is raised to species rank and moved to the genus Haba from the genus Holopyga. Isadelphus somalinus Zimmermann, 1952 is transferred to the genus Cephaloparnops Semenow, 1901 n. comb. Chrysis mauritii du Buysson, 1896 is included in the graelsii group; C. sinuosiventris Abeille de Perrin, 1878 is transferred to the elegans group; C. serva du Buysson, 1898a to the bihamata group; C. moriceana du Buysson, 1900 to the maculicornis group. Eleven new synonymies are proposed: Elampus bidentatus Lucas, 1849 n. syn. of Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758); E. particeps du Buysson, 1892 n. syn. of Elampus konowi (du Buysson, 1892); Chrysis bidentata var. intermedia du Buysson, 1887b n. syn. of C. viridula Linnaeus, 1761; C. chevrieri Abeille de Perrin, 1877 n. syn. of C. sybarita Förster, 1853; C. continentalis Linsenmaier, 1959 n. syn. of C. dominula Abeille de Perrin, 1877; C. fulvicornis var. lateralis du Buysson 1900 n. syn. of C. annulata Abeille de Perrin & du Buysson, 1887; C. pseudoincisa Balthasar, 1953 n. syn. of C. incisa Abeille de Perrin & du Buysson, 1887; C. psittacina du Buysson, 1887 n. syn. of C. regina Abeille de Perrin & du Buysson, 1887; Hedychridium minutum aereolum du Buysson in André, 1892 n. syn. of H. ardens (Coquebert, 1801); Hedychrum lucidulum lepeletieri du Buysson, 1898 n. syn. of H. rutilans Dahlbom, 1854; Omalus aeneus var. pygialis du Buysson, 1887 n. syn. of Pseudomalus violaceus (Scopoli, 1763). Additionally, five taxa are considered nomina dubia: Chrysis indica Schrank, 1802; C. mendax Abeille de Perrin, 1878; Ellampus testaceicornis du Buysson, 1892; Hedychrum nanum Chevrier, 1870; Holopyga semiignita Marquet, 1878; four names are considered nomina nuda: Chrysis apicata Abeille de Perrin, 1877, C. delphinalis Giraud (in du Buysson 1899), C. dufouri Abeille de Perrin, 1879 and C. rugosula Abeille de Perrin, 1879; one name is declared as nomen oblitum: Chrysis candens Preyssler, 1791, and one as nomen protectum, Chrysis candens Germar, 1817. The replacement name Chrysis roberti nom. nov. is proposed for C. escalerai du Buysson, 1911, nec García Mercet, 1904. All newly designated lectotypes and types of critical taxonomic cases are illustrated.
