Chrysis caroli, DU BUYSSON, 1907

CHRYSIS CAROLI DU BUYSSON, 1907

Linsenmaier (1994: 199, 1999: 250) synonymised C. caroli , described from Tunisia with C. jousseaumei because the two species share the dentate lower mesopleuron. However, the body sculpture and colour pattern of C. caroli are clearly different. In C. caroli the first tergum is densely micropunctate on interspaces among large punctures ( Fig. 7F View FIG ) (vs large, even punctures with polish interspaces in C. jousseaumei , Fig. 7E View FIG ); the second tergum has even, mediumsized punctures and densely micropunctate interspaces (vs large punctures with polished interspaces in C. jousseaumei ); the body color pattern in C. caroli is green with blue areas on mesosoma, and blue basal and lateral bands on metasomal segments, while it is entirely dark blue to purplish in C. jousseaumei . For these notable differences in diagnostic characters, we consider C. caroli du Buysson, 1907 as a valid species.