Chrysis capitalis species-group

Rosa, Paolo, Wei, Na-sen & Xu, Zai-fu, 2017, One new species and three new records of Chrysis Linnaeus from China (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), ZooKeys 669, pp. 65-88 : 66

Chrysis capitalis species-group

Chrysis capitalis species-group: Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 325 (key), 329 (fig. 107p), 336 (fig. 110m), 339 (diagnosis), 350 (fig. 112j).

Diagnosis.

The capitalis species-group is characterised by apex of T3 simple, TFC prominent and M-shaped, and mid ocellus lidded. Some species in the capitalis species-group are also easily recognised by female metasoma usually blue to green with golden stripes (e.g. C. abuensis Nurse, 1902, C. bayadera du Buysson, 1896, C. ignifascia Mocsáry, 1893, and C. jalala Nurse, 1902).

Description.

Scapal basin microridged medially. Male F1l/w = 1.5; female F1l/w = 1.9-3.0. TFC usually well developed and M-shaped. Mid ocellus lidded. MS usually <1.0 MOD. T2 with median ridge. T3 weakly saddled in female; pit row moderately impressed; apex of T3 convex or slightly concave medially, without apical teeth.

Biology.

Unknown.

Species included.

Fourteen species: seven Afrotropical, Chrysis capitalis Dahlbom, 1854, C. dalmanni Dahlbom, 1845, C. infuscata Brullé, 1846, C. jugum Dahlbom, 1850, C. levioris Edney, 1952, C. rutilata du Buysson, 1898b, and C. sinuosa Dahlbom, 1845 ( Rosa and Vårdal 2015); six Oriental, C. abuensis Nurse, C. bayadera du Buysson, C. ignifascia Mocsáry, 1893 (= C. taiwana Tsuneki, 1970, syn. n.), C. sumptuosa Smith, 1858, C. wroughtoni du Buysson, 1896, and C. yoshikawai Tsuneki, 1961; and one Palaearctic species, C. jalala Nurse.

Distribution.

Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions.

Remarks.

Chrysis arabica Mocsáry, 1911 was moved to the newly created C. arabica species-group by Linsenmaier (1994).

Key to Chinese species of the capitalis species-group