Chrysis musa, Semenov, 1912

Chrysis musa Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1954 ( Figs 26A–E, 27A–F)

Chrysis ( Hexachrysis) musa Semenov in Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Nikol’skaya, 1954:133. Lectotype ♀ designated by Bohart in Kimsey & Bohart, 1991:441; Iran: Megas [possibly Magas Khani in Gilan province) (St. Petersburg) ( smaragdula group).

Chrysis musa : Rosa et al., 2013:25 ( Iran).

Material examined. 1♀, Hormozgan, Ramkan , 26°52'25''N, 56°01'07''E, 14.v.2012, leg. A. Ameri ( TMUC) GoogleMaps ; 1♀, idem, 24.iv.2012 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Zakin , 3.viii.2012, leg. A. Ameri ( TMUC) .

Distribution. Iran ( Hormozgan, Gilan). Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Nikol’skaya, 1954).

Remarks. The coloration of the specimens collected in Hormozgan is remarkably different, being fully purplish ( Figs 26, 27) similarly to Chrysis jousseaumei du Buysson, 1898 ( Fig. 26F), instead of green with blue bands, as in the type series. This unusual colour form was recently observed in specimens collected in India from Hyderabad (Rosa, 2023b). Also in this case, the habitus and body colour are similar to Chrysis jousseaumei but the body sculpture and the saw-like lower mesopleuron ( Fig. 26E) are similar to C. musa and not to C. jousseaumei , which is characterised by a single, sharp tooth on mesopleuron ( Fig. 26F). More material is needed to confirm the identification of these Iranian and Indian specimens, which could belong to an undescribed species.