On the status of the cuckoo wasp genus Allochrysis, with descriptions of the Chrysis ear and Ch. slava species groups (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)

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RESEARCH ARTICLE
On the status of the cuckoo wasp genus Allochrysis, with descriptions of
the Chrysis ear and Ch. slava species groups (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)
О статусе рода ос-блестянок Allochrysis с описанием видовых групп
Chrysis ear и Ch. slava (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)
P. Rosa
П. Роза
Paolo Rosa, Via Belvedere 8/d, 20881 Bernareggio (MB), Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract. Allochrysis Kimsey et Bohart, 1991 is synonymised with Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761. The Ch. ear
species group is established, with descriptions of two new species, Ch. shestakovi sp. nov. from Kazakh-
stan and Ch. sericata sp. nov. from Uzbekistan. Chrysis paria Bingham, 1903 is transferred to the Ch. suc-
cincta species group. The new Ch. slava species group is established for Ch. slava Semenov, 1967 and the
new species, Ch. priapus sp. nov. from Mongolia, is described here.
Резюме. Род Allochrysis Kimsey et Bohart, 1991 синонимизирован с Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761. Вы-
делена новая группа вида Ch. ear, в которой описаны два новых вида – Ch. shestakovi sp. nov. из
Казахстана и Ch. sericata sp. nov. из Узбекистана. Вид Ch. paria Bingham, 1903 перенесен в видо-
вую группу Ch. succincta. Выделена новая видовая группа Ch. slava для Ch. slava Semenov, 1967 и
описываемого здесь из Монголии Ch. priapus sp. nov.
Keyword: Central Asia, Mongolia, Chrysidinae, Chrysidini, new species group, new species, new syno-
nym
Ключевые слова: Центральная Азия, Монголия, Chrysidinae, Chrysidini, новые группы видов,
новые виды, новый синоним
ZooBank Article LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8D2AEE4F-3288-4F61-955C-B30D77A34528
Introduction However, according to the rules of the Inter-
national Code of Zoological Nomenclature (fourth
Semenov (1954) introduced the subgenus Al- edition), the genus-group name Allochrysis, as
lochrysis in the genus Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761 based proposed in Semenov & Nikol’skaya (1954), is
on Ch. ear Semenov, 1910, the new species Ch. (Al- unavailable because was not correctly described.
lochrysis) pavlovskii Semenov et Nikol’skaya, 1954 Indeed, the Article 13.3 clearly states that every
and Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya, 1954, new genus-group name published after 1930, to be
with no a generic diagnosis nor designation of type available, must be accompanied by the fixation of
species. Later Semenov (1967) added another spe- a type species in the original publication. In this
cies to this subgenus, Ch. ismaeli Semenov, 1967, sense, the first authors who fixed the type species
and Linsenmaier (1968) included three members of Allochrysis were Kimsey & Bohart (1991: 286);
of the subgenus (Ch. ear, Ch. laetula and Ch. pav- they additionally provided the first generic diag-
lovskii) in the Ch. rufitarsis species group. nosis, several illustrations and species checklist.
© 2018 Zoological Institute RAS and the Author(s)
P. Rosa. Status of Allochrysis and description of two species groups
Consequently, Kimsey & Bohart (1991) automati- private collection, Bernareggio, Italy (PRC); Zo-
cally became the authors of Allochrysis. The same ological Institute of Russian Academy of Science,
is true for the other two subgenera described by St Petersburg, Russia (ZIN).
Semenov (1954), whose authorship should belong
to Kimsey & Bohart (1991): Glossochrysis [type Taxonomic part
species Chrysis (Glossochrysis) svetlana Semen-
ov, 1954, designated by Kimsey & Bohart, 1991: After examination of all type specimens and
316] and Gonodontochrysis [type species Chrysis unidentified specimens housed at the Zoological
(Gonodontochrysis) flamma Semenov, 1954, des- Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in
ignated by Kimsey & Bohart, 1991: 316]. Further- St Petersburg (Rosa et al., 2017), I synonymise
more, Kimsey & Bohart (1991: 286) transferred Allochrysis with Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761. Mem-
Ch. slava Semenov, 1967 (originally described in bers of Allochrysis sensu Semenov (1954) can be
the subgenus Gonodontochrysis) and Ch. paria included in a species group closely related to the
Bingham, 1903 into the subgenus Allochrysis. Ch. rufitarsis group, named Chrysis ear group, af-
ter the first species described in this group. More-
Materials and methods over, two new species described here, Ch. shestak-
ovi sp. nov. from Kazakhstan and Ch. sericata sp.
Specimens were examined and described un-
nov. from Uzbekistan, are placed into the Ch. ear
der a Carton Togal SCZ stereomicroscope. Pho-
group. Ch. paria Bingham, 1903 is transferred to
tographs of specimens were taken with a Nikon
the Ch. succincta group, and Ch. slava Semenov,
D-3400 camera connected to the Togal SCZ ste-
1967 to the newly described Ch. slava group
reomicroscope and stacked with the Combine ZP
characterised by the following characters: male
software. Abbreviations used in the descriptions
flagellomeres ventrally bulging; TFC absent; fla-
as follows: F1, F2, F3, etc. = flagellomere 1, 2, 3,
gellum dark brown; mesopleuron with incomplete
and so on; MOD = midocellus diameter; MS = ma-
episternal sulcus; third metasomal tergum with
lar space, the shortest distance between the base
deep pit row; apex of third metasomal tergum
of mandible and lower margin of compound eye;
with two sharp lateral teeth and convex, medially
OOL = the shortest distance between the poste-
more or less notched medial area. Finally, another
rior ocellus and compound eye; P = pedicel; PD =
new species, Ch. priapus sp. nov. from Mongolia,
puncture diameter; POL = the shortest distance
is described here within the Ch. slava group.
between posterior ocelli; PPW = propodeum pos-
terior width, the distance between apices of prop-
Order Hymenoptera
odeal angles; TFC = transverse frontal carina.
More than fifty specimens were examined for Family Chrysididae
this revision. All studied specimens show a green
Subfamily Chrysidinae
to coppery-green post mortem colouration. The
colouration of living specimens is likely to be Tribe Chrysidini
mostly metallic red to coppery, as in many chrysi- Genus Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761
dids, such as Spintharina Semenov, 1892 and sev-
eral Chrysis species groups (e.g. Ch. rufitarsis and Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761: 414. Type species: Sphex igni-
ta Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation (La-
Ch. bihamata groups). Evidence of this alteration
treille, 1810).
is that the green body colour of some dried speci-
Chrysis (Allochrysis) Semenov, 1954: 123. Unavailable.
mens quickly turned into red once the specimens
Allochrysis Kimsey et Bohart, 1991: 286, syn. nov.
were rehydrated and softened for preparation; the
Type species: Allochrysis pavlovskii Semenov et Ni-
colour turned into green after the cuticle was dry
kol’skaya, 1954, by original designation.
again.
Examined specimens are conserved in the follo-
Chrysis ear species group
wing collections: Natural History Museum, Lon-
don, United Kingdom (NHMUK); Natur-Muse- Description. Members of this group share fol-
um, Luzern, Switzerland (NMLS); Paolo Rosa lowing characters: face relatively flat, not deeply
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Fig. 1. Habitus in species of the genus Chrysis, dorsal view. A, Ch. ear Semenov, female; B, Ch. ismaeli Semenov,
paratype, female; C, Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya, holotype, male; D, Ch. pavlovskii Semenov et Nikol’skaya,
holotype, male; E, Ch. pavlovskii, female, paratype. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
hollowed, fully punctate with tiny dots and cov- is sharp and spine-like, not lobulate; the episternal
ered by dense silvery setae, without cross-ridg- sulcus may be ill-defined or even incomplete, only
ing on scapal basin; TFC absent; F1 longer than indicated by a few small foveae just behind the
pedicel or as long as F2+F3; flagellum yellowish or notopleural suture; the black spots on the second
light brown; malar space about 1.5 MOD; suban- metasomal sternum, said to be “practically fused
tennal space 1.0–1.5 MOD; midocellus unlidded; medially”, are large, medially close to each other,
hind ocelli 2.0–2.5 diameters apart; fore wing yet never actually fused.
discoidal cell close and complete, in Ch. laetula Hosts. Unknown. According to Pauli et al.
with lighter, fainter outer veins; radial cell almost (2018), members of the closely related Chrysis ruf-
closed, with Rs ending about 1 MOD to wing itarsis group develop on solitary bees of the family
margin; metanotum unmodified; episternal sulcus Megachilidae. Therefore, megachilid bees are the
of mesopleuron variable, sometimes incomplete or most likely expected hosts.
ill-defined; propodeal angles sharp and bent be- Distribution. All known species are from Cen-
hind; legs with lighter joints and yellowish tarsi, tral Asia (Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
becoming darker at apex; third metasomal tergum Kazakhstan). Kimsey & Bohart (1991) in the dis-
with weak pit row and pits mostly obsolete; apex tribution of Allochrysis added Iran and Turkey,
of third metasomal tergum narrow, bearing three without further indications. All species were col-
teeth, two lateral ones always sharp, median one lected in arid to semiarid, desert or semidesert re-
either sharp or replaced by a rounded lobe (Fig. gions. Members of this group are rarely collected.
4); black spots on second metasomal sternum Species included. Chrysis ear Semenov, 1910
large, always close medially, yet never fused (Figs (Kazakhstan), Ch. ismaeli Semenov, 1967 (Ka-
7A–7F). Male terminalia as in Figs 8A–8B, with zakhstan), Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya,
simple, elongate gonocoxa. 1954 (Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan), Ch. pavlovskii
Remarks. Some differences were noticed com- Semenov et Nikol’skaya, 1954 (Kazakhstan, Uz-
pared with the diagnosis of Allochrysis, provided bekistan [new record]), Ch. shestakovi sp. nov.
by Kimsey & Bohart (1991): the apical median (Kazakhstan), and Ch. sericata sp. nov. (Uzbeki-
tooth on third metasomal tergum in three species stan).
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Chrysis shestakovi sp. nov. pronotal length; pronotum with double puncta-
(Figs 2A, 3A, 4F, 5F, 6E, 7E) tion, with deep, relatively large (~ 0.5 MOD), sub-
contiguous punctures, interstices here and there
Holotype. Female, Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda Prov.,
with tiny punctures. Mesoscutum with deep and
Tartugay, 3–15.VI.1929, leg. A. Shestakov (ZIN).
large (~ 0.5 MOD) punctures, basally subcontigu-
Paratype. Female, same data as for holotype (PRC).
ous, without interstices; apically with polished
Description. Body length 7.5 mm.
interstices 0.5 PD apart; lateral areas of mesoscu-
Female. Head. In full face view, length
tum with shallower punctures and wider inter-
1.5 mm, width 1.9 mm; in dorsal view, thickness
stices; parapsidal lines deep and complete; notauli
0.8 mm. Face relatively flat, slightly hollowed,
large, composed by subquadrate foveae. Mesoscu-
beneath brow fully covered by tiny dots, without
cross-ridging, with dense silvery setae (Fig. 5F). tellum with spaced punctures, largely polished on
Punctures large and coarse, irregularly sized and anterior and posterior margin, with tiny punc-
somewhere confluent on brow, vertex, and genae; tures on interstices. Metascutellum with coarse,
laterally to ocelli with impunctate and polished deep, confluent and larger punctures, almost
area; TFC absent. Clypeus weakly notched api- without interstices; anteromedially with a large
cally. Malar space 1.6 MOD, shorter than F1; F1 fossa; propodeal teeth triangular, sharp and back-
2.2 MOD long. Mandibles with inner tooth. Sub- wards directed, scarcely divergent. Mesopleuron
antennal distance 1.0 MOD. Ocelli unlidded. Rel- with broad episternal sulcus, consisting of a row of
ative lengths of P : F1 : F2 : F3 = 1.0 : 1.7 : 0.8 : 0.8; large, irregular, confluent punctures, with broad
following flagellomeres length 1.1 times breadth, and deep scrobal sulcus. Wings hyaline, slightly
F11 slightly longer. Head with whitish scattered amber among cells on fore wings; radial sector
and short setae (maximum length 1.0 MOD); open, around 1.0 MOD far from the wing margin.
OOL = 1.7 MOD; POL = 2.1 MOD. Metasoma. Length 3.3 mm (Figs 4F, 6E, 7E).
Mesosoma. Length 2.7 mm; width (PPW) Punctation on first metasomal tergum double,
1.8 mm. Pronotum with slightly marked antero- with large (~ 0.3 MOD) and deep punctures, 1 PD
medial depression; depression about half of total apart, and tiny punctures on interstices; puncta-
Fig. 2. Habitus in species of the genus Chrysis, dorsal view. A, Ch. shestakovi sp. nov., holotype, female; B, Ch.
sericata sp. nov., holotype, female; C, Ch. slava Semenov, paratype, female; D, Ch. priapus sp. nov., holotype, male;
E, Ch. maidaquensis Strumia, male, Kazakhstan; F, Ch. maidaquensis, female, Kazakhstan. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
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Fig. 3. Habitus in
species of the genus
Chrysis, lateral view.
A, Ch. shestakovi sp.
nov., holotype, fe-
male; B, Ch. sericata
sp. nov., holotype,
female. Scale bars:
1.0 mm.
tion on second tergum double, with deep, coarser Bionomics. Unknown.
and larger punctures (~ 0.5 MOD) markedly de- Etymology. This species is named after A. Shes-
creasing towards the posterior margin; punctures takov, who collected the specimens available for
are widely separated, 1–2 PD apart, and polished this study.
interstices have small to tiny punctures; longitu- Comparative diagnosis. Chrysis shestakovi sp.
dinal medial carina missing. Third tergum with nov. is similar to Ch. ismaeli Semenov, 1967 and
narrow hyaline margin on lateral edge, promi- Ch. sericata sp. nov. in having the lobate median
nently arcuate before lateral teeth (Fig. 3A); lat- tooth at the apex of the third metasomal tergum.
eral teeth large and sharp, distinctly longer than It can be easily distinguished by the large and
the smooth median tooth; third tergum shallowly coarse punctation basally on second metasomal
bulging transversely. Subapical row of pits shal- tergum, decreasing in size toward the apical mar-
low, formed by barely incised pits; two median pits gin (Fig. 6E) (vs. densely and evenly punctate in
deeper and vaguely elongated. Vestiture whitish
other species), and by the black spots on second
and mostly erect, with short setae (1.0 MOD).
sternum large, with posterior margin exceeding
Colouration. Head and mesosoma green me-
sternum mid-length (Fig. 7E). Furthermore, it
tallic, metasoma purplish with greenish lateral
can be separated from other species by the purple
reflections. Mandibles brown, medially lighter or
colouration of metasoma (Fig. 3A), the shortened
yellowish, metallic green at base. Scapus and pedi-
median tooth of the third metasomal tergum, and
cellus metallic green, with discoloured joints; fla-
the acute lateral teeth that are anyhow curved un-
gellum brownish to yellowish. Tibiae and femora
der the apical margin (Fig. 4F).
greenish; joints and tarsi yellowish with the last
Distribution. Kazakhstan.
tarsomere brownish. Head and mesosoma ventral-
ly metallic green with golden reflections; metas-
Chrysis sericata sp. nov.
oma ventrally red with large black spots on the
(Figs 2B, 3B, 4G, 5G, 6F, 7F)
second sternum.
Male. Unknown. Holotype. Female, Uzbekistan, Qashqadaryo Prov.,
Phenology. Specimens were collected in central Kammashi, 12.V.1931, leg. B. Gussakovskij (ZIN).
Kazakhstan in the first half of June. Description. Body length 7.3 mm (Fig. 3B).
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Fig. 4. Metasoma and third metasomal tergum in species of the genus Chrysis. A, Ch. ear Semenov, holotype, female;
B, Ch. ismaeli Semenov, paratype, female; C, Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya, holotype, male; D, Ch. pavlovskii
Semenov et Nikol’skaya, holotype, male; E, Ch. pavlovskii, paratype, female; F, Ch. shestakovi sp. nov., holotype,
female; G, Ch. sericata sp. nov., holotype, female; H, Ch. slava Semenov, paratype, female; I, Ch. maidaquensis
Strumia, male, Kazakhstan; J, Ch. maidaquensis, female, Kazakhstan. K, L, Ch. maidaquensis, face, dorsal view
in male (K) and female (L). Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
Female. Head. In full face view, length 1.4 mm, scattered and short setae (maximum length 1.0
width 1.9 mm; in dorsal view, thickness 0.8 mm. MOD). OOL = 1.5 MOD; POL = 1.8 MOD.
Face relatively flat, slightly hollowed, fully cov- Mesosoma. Length 2.5 mm; width (PPW)
ered by tiny dots, without cross-ridging, with 1.8 mm. Pronotum with slightly marked antero-
dense silvery setae (Fig. 5G). Punctures on brow medial depression; depression about 2/3 of total
and vertex uneven, relatively large, somewhere pronotal length; pronotum with irregular puncta-
confluent; laterally to ocelli with impunctate and tion, with deep, relatively large (~ 0.5 MOD), con-
polished area; brow without TFC, yet with an tiguous punctures, almost without polished inter-
arched row of longitudinally elongate punctures stices, here and there with tiny punctures among
above scapal basin. Clypeus weakly notched api- the largest ones. Mesoscutum with deep and large
cally. Malar space 1.5 MOD, shorter than F1; F1 (~ 0.8 MOD) punctures, basally contiguous, with-
2.0 MOD long. Mandibles with inner tooth. Sub- out interstices; apically with narrow and polished
antennal distance 1.2 MOD. Ocelli not lidded. interstices; lateral lobes of mesoscutum with large,
Relative lengths of P : F1 : F2 : F3 = 1.0 : 1.5 : yet shallower punctures, with wider interstices;
1.1 : 1.0; following flagellomeres length 1.1 times parapsidal lines deep and complete; notauli large,
breadth, F11 slightly longer. Head with whitish composed by subquadrate foveae. Mesoscutellum
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Fig. 5. Head in species of the genus Chrysis, frontal view. A, Ch. ear Semenov, holotype, female. B, Ch. ismaeli
Semenov, paratype, female; C, Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya, holotype, male; D, Ch. pavlovskii Semenov et
Nikol’skaya, paratype, female; E, Ch. pavlovskii, holotype, male; F, Ch. shestakovi sp. nov., holotype, female; G,
Ch. sericata sp. nov., holotype, female; H, Ch. slava Semenov, paratype, female. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
with more spaced punctures, largely polished on deeper and larger. Vestiture whitish and mostly
anterior and posterior margins, with punctures of erect, with short setae (1.0 MOD).
different size. Metascutellum with coarse, deep Colouration. Body metallic green, with gold-
and larger punctures, almost without interspac- en reflections on mesosoma and metasoma. Man-
es; propodeal teeth triangular, sharp and back- dibles brown, medially lighter, metallic green at
wards directed, scarcely divergent. Mesopleuron base. Scapus and pedicellus metallic green, with
with barely visible episternal sulcus, apparently discoloured joints; flagellum brownish with distal
developed only above, under the mesonotal alar flagellomeres darker. Tibiae and femora green-
fossa (Fig. 3B). Wings clear, weakly amber on ish, joints and tarsi yellowish with last tarsomere
fore wings; radial sector slightly open, less than 1 brownish. Body ventrally metallic green, sterna
MOD far from the wing margin. green with slightly golden reflections.
Metasoma. Length 3.1 mm (Fig. 6F). Punc- Male. Unknown.
tation on first metasomal tergum double, with Phenology. The unique known specimen was
small and geminate punctures, 1 PD apart, and collected in Uzbekistan, in the first half of May.
with tiny punctures on polished interstices; punc- Bionomics. Unknown.
tation on second tergum even, with small, dense Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin ad-
punctures slightly decreasing in size towards the jective sericatus meaning dressed in silk; the name
apical margin; second and third tergum without refers to the small and dense punctures on metas-
longitudinal medial carina. Third metasomal oma compared with metasomal punctation of Ch.
tergum with even, small punctures, with narrow shestakovi sp. nov. and other known species
hyaline margin, prominently arcuate laterally, be- Comparative diagnosis. Chrysis sericata sp.
fore the lateral teeth (Fig. 2B); lateral teeth large nov. is similar to Ch. shestakovi sp. nov. and
and sharp, as long as median one, which is lobate. Ch. ismaeli in having the lobate median tooth at
Subapical row of pits shallow, formed by vaguely the apex of the third metasomal tergum. It can
incised pits, two median ones widely separated, be separated from these species by the small and
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Fig. 6. Metasoma in species of the genus Chrysis, dorsal view. A, Ch. ear Semenov, female; B, Ch. ismaeli Semenov,
paratype, female; C, Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya, holotype, male; D, Ch. pavlovskii Semenov et Nikol’skaya,
paratype, female; E, Ch. shestakovi sp. nov., holotype, female; F, Ch. sericata sp. nov., holotype, female; G, Ch. sla-
va Semenov, paratype, female; H, Ch. maidaquensis Strumia, female, Kazakhstan. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
dense punctures on the second and third ter- dense; the episternal sulcus is complete; the hya-
gum; the incomplete episternal sulcus on meso- line rim is medially interrupted; black spots on the
pleuron; the complete narrow hyaline rim on the second sternite are ill-defined and medially well
apical margin; the lateral margin of the last ter- separated.
gum prominently arcuate laterally (similarly to Distribution. Uzbekistan.
species in the Ch. rufitarsis group); the relatively
small and subquadrate black spots on the second Chrysis ear Semenov, 1910
metasomal sternum In Ch. shestakovi sp. nov.,
(Figs 1A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A)
the punctation is distinctly double; the episternal
sulcus is complete and formed by large foveae; the Chrysis (Trichrysis) ear Semenov-Tian-Shansky, 1910:
hyaline rim is medially interrupted; and the black 219.
spots on the second sternite are longer, suboval, Material examined. Holotype, female, Kazakhstan,
covering more than half of the segment. In Ch. is- Kyzylorda Prov., Shieli, 16.V.1905, leg. Yu. Baeckmann
maeli, the punctation is not distinctly small and (ZIN); 2 females.
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Fig. 7. Metasoma in species of the genus Chrysis, ventral view. A, Ch. ear Semenov, female; B, Ch. ismaeli Semenov,
paratype, female; C, Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya, holotype, male; D, Ch. pavlovskii Semenov et Nikol’skaya,
holotype, male; E, Ch. shestakovi sp.nov., holotype, female; F, Ch. sericata sp. nov., holotype, female; G, Ch. slava
Semenov, paratype, female; H, Ch. maidaquensis Strumia, female, Kazakhstan. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
Additional material exa mined. Kazakhstan, Kyzy- Remarks. The two specimens from Balamurun
lorda Prov., Balamurun, Karatau Mountain ridge foot- have an apically blunted median tooth of third
hill, 21–22.V.1913, leg. V. Kozhantschikov (ZIN).
metasomal tergum, anyway not lobate as in other
Diagnosis. Length 7.0–7.5 mm. Metasomal
species. For this reason, they can be superficially
apical margin with median tooth spine-like and
confused with Chrysis sericata sp. nov., yet in this
shorter than lateral tooth (Fig. 4A); metasoma
case, the metasomal punctation with large punc-
with large punctures and small, shallow tiny dots
tures and interstices is diagnostic compared with
on interstices (Fig. 1A). Notauli large and deep,
the small and dense metasomal punctures of the
as a row of subquadrate foveate punctures; meso-
latter species.
pleuron with complete episternal sulcus. Lateral
Distribution. Kazakhstan.
teeth of third metasomal tergum large, triangular
and straight, not distinctly curved under apical
margin (Fig. 4A); lateral edge of third tergum Chrysis ismaeli Semenov, 1967
almost straight, not prominently arcuate before (Figs 1B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B)
lateral teeth; black spots on second sternum large,
with posterior margin reaching half of sternum Chrysis (Allochrysis) ismaeli Semenov-Tian-Shanskij,
length (Fig. 7A). 1967: 124.
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Material examined. Holotype, female, Kazakhstan, Diagnosis. Length 5.7 mm. Median tooth at
Kyzylorda Prov., Balamurun, Karatau Mountain ridge third metasomal tergum apical margin spine-like,
foothills, 27–29.V.1913, leg. V. Kozhantschikov (ZIN); sharp and slightly longer than lateral tooth (Fig.
paratype, 1 female, same locality, 24.–26.V.1913, leg.
4C); metasoma punctation dense (Fig. 5C); in
V. Kozhantschikov (ZIN).
front view, head longer than wider, with conver-
Diagnosis. Length 7.0–7.5 mm. Median tooth
gent malar spaces (Fig. 6C); mesopleuron with in-
of third metasomal tergum lobate (Fig. 4B);
complete episternal sulcus, which is faint towards
metasomal punctation with even and dense punc-
scrobal sulcus; black spots on second sternum
tures (Figs 5B); mesopleuron with complete epis-
small and rounded (Fig. 7C). Male genital capsule
ternal sulcus; second and third terga apically with
as in Fig. 8A.
polished interstices, 1–2 PD apart; propodeal an-
Remarks. Linsenmaier (1968) designated the
gles uniformly arched downwards directed (Fig.
female from Turkmenistan as the allotype. This
1B); mesopleuron with complete scrobal sulcus;
specimen, not belonging to the type series, has no
lateral edge of third tergum slightly arcuate before
type status (Rosa et al., 2017a), moreover its iden-
lateral teeth; black spots on second sternum small,
tification is in need of confirmation.
elliptical with posterior margin at most reaching
Distribution. Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.
half sternum length (Fig. 7B).
Distribution. Kazakhstan.
Chrysis pavlovskii
Semenov et Nikol’skaya, 1954
Chrysis laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya, 1954 (Figs 1D–1E, 4D–4E, 5D–5E, 6D, 7D, 8B)
(Figs 1C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 7C, 8A)
Chrysis (Allochrysis) pavlovskii Semenov-Tian-Shan-
Chrysis (Allochrysis) laetula Semenov-Tian-Shanskij skij et Nikol’skaya, 1954: 123.
et Nikol’skaya, 1954: 124.
Material examined. Holotype, male, Tajikistan,
Material examined. Holotype, male, Tajiki stan, Qurghonteppa Region, Dzhilikul’ on Vakhsh River,
Khatlon Region, Dzhilikul’ on Vakhsh River, 15.VI.1934, 12.VI.1934, leg. Gussakovskij (ZIN).
leg. Gussakovskij (ZIN). Additional material examined. 1 female, Taji ki­
Additional material examined. Female, Turkmeni­ stan, Khatlon Region, “Kurgan-Tyube” [Bokhtar],
stan, Ahal Region, Tedshen, tugai, 27.V.1964, leg. W.J. 27.VIII.1948, leg. V. Rudolf (ZIN); 4 females, Uzbek­
Pulawski (NMLS). istan, Qashqadaryo Prov., env. Qarshi, 38.888448°N,
Fig. 8. Male genital capsule in species of the genus Chrysis, dorsal view. A, Ch. laetula Semenov et Nikol’skaya,
holotype; B, Ch. pavlovskii Semenov et Nikol’skaya, holotype; C, Ch. priapus sp. nov., holotype; D, Ch. slava Se-
menov, Kazakhstan; E, Ch. maidaquensis Strumia, Kazakhstan. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
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