Chrysis exigua Mocsáry, 1889

Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) exigua Mocsáry, 1889: 456 . Holotype ♀; Uzbekistan: Tashkent (ISEA-PAS) ( maculicornis group).

Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) distincta Mocsáry, 1889 in Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Nikol’skaya (1954).

Chrysis (Cornuchrysis) distincta exigua: Linsenmaier 1959: 176; 1968: 109.

Material examined. Uzbekistan: 1♂, 1♀, Qashqadaryo (Kashkadarya), Karshi, Qashqadaryo River, 38.888448°N 65.831745°E, 13.V.2015, leg. M. Mokrousov, M. Proshchalykin, K. Samartsev (PRC); Qashqadaryo (Kashkadarya), Mubareks distr., 5 km N of Mubarek, 39°18′31.3′′N 65°08′19.9′′E, 15.V.2015, leg. M. Mokrousov, M. Proshchalykin, K. Samartsev (ZISP); 3♂, 1♀, Qashqadaryo (Kashkadarya), Mubareks distr., 8 km SE of Mubarek, 39.341776°N 65.092467°E, 16.V.2015, leg. K. Samartsev (PRC, ZISP); 1♂, 15 km NWW of Pop, 40°53′45′′N 70°54′57′′E, 20.V.2023, leg. A. Fateryga (PRC) .

Remarks. The maculicornis group is in need of revision, as sex associations remain unclear and several synonyms are expected. In this work, we consider Chrysis exigua as a valid species. It was previously considered as a subspecies of C. distincta Mocsáry, 1889 by Linsenmaier (1968) and later synonymised with that species by Kimsey & Bohart (1991). It was not mentioned by Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Nikol’skaya (1954), who likely include it under C. distincta . The collection at ZISP currently houses dozens of these specimens under the name of C. maculicornis Klug, 1845 identified as such by Semenov-Tian-Shanskij. Chrysis exigua is characterised by green male and corse punctation; it is widespread in Central Asia and C. quettaensis Nurse, 1903 should be its synonym.

Distribution. Armenia, Iran, Uzbekistan (Linsenmaier 1968; Rosa et al. 2024).