Chrysis lincea Fabricius, 1775

Chrysis lincea Fabricius, 1775

= Chrysis lincea Fabricius, 1775 ; Gerlach & Madl (2003): 77;

= Chrysis lincea Fabricius, 1793 ; Madl (2013a): 281.

Samples from Sceliphron fuscum nests examined: MAHÉ: Anse Petite Marie- Louise, 4.7870°S, 55.5272°E, palm-cinnamon forest, under rocky shelter, 25–27.ii.2016, 3 specimens dead at the pupal stage, Bolotov leg. GoogleMaps ; PRASLIN: Anse Possession , 4.3116°S, 55.7245°E, beach crest, 22.ii.2016, 3 specimens reared from preimaginal stages, Bolotov leg. GoogleMaps

Additional samples examined: MAHÉ: Anse Forbans , 4.7816°S, 55.5228°E, garden, 13.i.2020, 2 specimens, Bolotov leg. GoogleMaps

Distribution: Widespread throughout Southern Palearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australian regions (Madl 2013a). In Seychelles, it is known to occur on Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette (Gerlach & Madl 2003; Madl 2013a; this study).

Comments: This wasp is an introduced species in Seychelles (Madl 2013a). The first occurrence of this species was made on Silhouette in 2003 (Gerlach & Madl 2003). Later, it was collected from Mahé in 2004 ( Beau Vallon) and 2011 ( Anse aux Pins) (Madl 2013a). Here, we present the first record of Chrysis lincea from Praslin, and confirm the hypothesis of Gerlach & Madl (2003) that in Seychelles Sceliphron fuscum is a host of this cuckoo wasp species.