Chrysis ignita Linnæus 1758 ♀ (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea Chrysididæ Chrysidinæ Chrysidini)

Illustration for a comparative ecophylogenetic analysis of local myrmecofaunas, based on r/K selection theory and intra / interspecific parabiosis / lestobiosis, particularly focused on allochthonous and invasive species.

 

[Chrysis Linnæus 1761: 1,000 (IT: 94) spp]

 

Same specimen, frontal, ventral, dorsal and sx side. Cfr. notes¹ over the above image.

 

The Chrysis ignita complex is the largest Chrysis group (⁓100 spp) and a microevolution model with multiple closely related, locally coexisting sibling spp, weakly genetically differentiated spp pairs & high probability of sympatric / parapatric speciation.

 

NOTES

 

1. TBL 8 mm.

 

REFERENCES

 

D.H.N. Thomas & al. 2023: Iridescent camouflage.

C. Cai & al. 2020: Structural colours in mesozoic insects.

K.V. Martynova 2020: Chrysididæ cocoons.

G.A.R. Melo & D.A.A. Lucena 2019: †Chrysobythidæ f.n.

T. Pauli & al. 2018: Chrysididæ phylogeny, pp. 9-10.

S. Orlovskytė & al. 2016: Chrysis ignita complex.

J. Paukkunen & al. 2015: Chrysididæ of nordic / baltic countries.

V. Soon & al. 2014: Chrysis ignita sp. group in northern EU.

J. Kroiss & al. 2009: Chrysididæ iridescence.

M. Doucet & M.G. Meadows 2009: Animal iridescence.

E. Strohm & al. 2008: Hedychrum rutilans chemical mimicry.

L.S. Kimsey & R.M. Bohart 1990: Chrysididæ of the world, p. 349.

 

Brood parasitism

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