Hedychrum virens Dahlbom, 1854

Rosa, Paolo & Xu, Zai-fu, 2015, Annotated type catalogue of the Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the collection of Maximilian Spinola (1780 - 1857), Turin, ZooKeys 471, pp. 1-96 : 46-47

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Chrysididae

Hedychrum virens Dahlbom, 1854 Plate 26C

Hedychrum virens : Dahlbom 1854: 74.

Type locality.

"Habitat in Rossia meridionali et Lusitania forte rarissime".

Material.

Lectotype (here designated) ♂. Hedychrum virens Kl. Dlbm ♀. Coll. Rambur. Russ. mer. // Sud Russ.

Catalogue Casolari & Casolari Moreno. Hedychrum virens , 135, 199, 74, 1 (box 50).

Remarks.

Dahlbom (1854: 74) described Hedychrum virens based on two specimens, one male and one female: the male was collected in Portugal (Lusitania) and housed in MNHU; the female was collected in Southern Russia and housed in the Spinola collection. We found that the specimen in the Spinola collection is a male and not a female. We designate this specimen as lectotype of Hedychrum virens since it matches the current interpretation of the species. It is in perfect condition and it is prepared with open wings. It is possible that the Iberian population could be considered as a separate subspecies. The species shows a peculiar distribution, and in Western Europe is found only on the Iberian Peninsula. The rest of its known distribution extends from Greece over the Middle East to central Asia. There are some old records from Italy collected in the 19th century in various museums (MRSN, MHNG, MCZ).

Current status.

Hedychrum virens (Dahlbom, 1854).