Chrysis viridissima Klug, 1845

Rosa, Paolo, Gadallah, Neveen S. & Brothers, Denis J., 2020, Biodiversity of the aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of the Arabian Peninsula: Chrysidoidea, Chrysididae, Zootaxa 4754 (1), pp. 101-121 : 114

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4754.1.10
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scientific name	Chrysis viridissima Klug, 1845
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(= Chrysis viridissima fasciolata Klug, 1845 , = Chrysis decolorata Strumia & Dawah, 2019 syn. nov.)

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia ( Strumia & Dawah 2010, 2019), United Arab Emirates ( Linsenmaier 1994; Howarth & Gillett 2008 as Chrysis viridissima fasciolata ).

Extralimital distribution: North Africa ( Linsenmaier 1968), Afrotropical Region ( Madl & Rosa 2012).

Remarks: Chrysis decolorata Strumia & Dawah, 2019 was described from a single aberrant specimen, without mention of relevant diagnostic characters, instead being based merely on its unusual coloration. This is likely a case of rufinism or post-mortem alteration, as in the case of Trichrysis fulvicornis Strumia & Dawah, 2019 (see under Trichrysis longispina Mocsáry, 1912 below). Both specimens were collected in the same Malaise trap on the same day and their altered colour may be the result of a climatic event or storage conditions. The earlier synonymy of Chrysis fasciolata Klug, 1845 by Madl & Rosa (2012) with Chrysis viridissima is also confirmed.

References

Howarth, B. & Gillett, M. P. T. (2008) The terrestrial and freshwater arthropods of Abu Dhabi Emirate. In: Perry, R. J. (Ed.), Terrestrial Environment of Abu Dhabi Emirate. Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, pp. 380 - 463.

Linsenmaier, W. (1968) Revision der Familie Chrysididae (Hymenoptera). Zweiter Nachtrag. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 41 (1 - 4), 1 - 144.

Linsenmaier, W. (1994) The Chrysididae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of the Arabian Peninsula. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 14, 145 - 206.

Madl, M. & Rosa, P. (2012) A Catalogue of the Chrysididae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of the Ethiopian Region excluding Malagasy Subregion. Linzer biologische Beitrage, 44 (1), 5 - 169.

Mocsary, A. (1912) Species Chrysididarum novae. III. Annales historico-naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 10 (3), 549 - 592.

Strumia, F. & Dawah, H. (2010 [ 2008 - 2009 ]) Contribution to the knowledge of Chrysididae of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Frustula Entomologica, New Series, 31 (44), 1 - 10.

Strumia, F. & Dawah, H. (2019) An overview of the Chrysididae (Hymenoptera) of the Red Sea Farasan Archipelago (Saudi Arabia). Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 9 (1), 1 - 17. https: // doi. org / 10.12976 / jib / 2019.09.1.1