A small, stem nesting solitary wasp. Identification keys are given in Yeo & Corbet (1995), Richards (1980) and Lomholdt (1984).

Disagreement exists regarding the definition of this name. Kunz (1994) treats this species as a variety of C. ignita. Identification keys are given in Morgan (1984). General biology is given in Morgan (1984) and Falk (1991). Compared with other species of Chrysis, this species is usually relatively large, being 10 mm or more in body length. It can be distinguished from the other large species, C. pseudobrevitarsis, in having very large… Read more

A medium-sized red and black species, amongst the largest in its genus in Britain.This species, along with Arachnospila minutula, belongs to the subgenus Anoplochares, characterised by the female lacking a tarsal comb.The male has a characteristic genital plate.

Identification keys are given in Morgan (1984). General biology is given in Morgan (1984) and Falk (1991).

Identification keys are given in Morgan (1984). General biology is given in Morgan (1984) and Falk (1991). Compared with other species of Chrysis, this species is usually relatively large, being 10 mm or more in body length. It can be distinguished from the other large species, C. longula, in having the spurs on the middle tibiae of about equal length.

Identification keys are given in Morgan (1984). General biology is given in Morgan (1984) and Falk (1991). The latter treats this species as a variety of C. ignita. However, C. ruddii is readily recognised by the small punctures on the second gastral tergite, relative to those on the first tergum, which are of uniform size and dispersion except at the rear of the tergum.

Identification keys and general biology are given in Morgan (1984) and Falk (1991).

Identification keys and general biology of this species, (also known as C. pallipes Lepeletier, 1805), are given in Morgan (1984) and Falk (1991).

A medium-sized, black and red species. It may be identified using Day (1988) and is characterised in the female by having comb-spines on the fore tarsus, a coarse, granular surface to the propodeum and rather long postnotum, and in the male by the subgenital plate which has a short tuft of hairs near the apex. Females of the subgenus Ammosphex Wilcke, to which this species belongs, are amongst the taxonomically most difficult of the family in Europe. Spooner (1941) was the first to correctly associate the females with the males, and earlier published records need to be treated… Read more

A small, black solitary wasp. Identification keys are given in Lomholt (1984), Richards (1980) and Yeo & Corbet (1995).