Holopyga deserticola du Buysson, 1898

Rosa, Paolo, Felsner, Christian, Heim, René, Greeff, Michael, Michez, Denis & Bernasconi, Marco Valerio, 2025, The Palaearctic types of Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Linsenmaier collection. Part 5. Elampini: genus Holopyga Dahlbom, 1845, Zootaxa 5565 (1), pp. 1-66 : 52

Holopyga deserticola du Buysson, 1898

Holopyga gloriosa var. deserticola du Buysson, 1898: 125 . Holotype ♂; Algeria: Ghardaia (type depository: Paris) (examined).

Holopyga deserticola : Linsenmaier 1959a: 34 ( gloriosa group).

Holopyga amoenula Dahlbom, 1845 : Kimsey & Bohart 1991: 229 (synonymised).

Holopyga deserticola : Linsenmaier 1999: 32 (reinstated).

Remarks. Holopyga deserticola is a valid species. However, Linsenmaier’s (1999) interpretation was incorrect as he used a species of Holopyga with a ventrally metallic metasoma, whereas the sterna of H. deserticola are non-metallic brown. Linsemaier (1999) established the deserticola group, but we could not locate any specimen identified by the author in his collection. Therefore, we cannot provide any further comment on the species examined by Linsenmaier and this allegedly distinct species group.