12. Chrysis nitidula Fabricius, 1775

Chrysis nitidula Fabricius 1775: 359 . Lectotype ♀ (designated by Bohart in Bohart & Kimsey 1991: 443); America (BML) ( Chrysis ignita group).

Remarks. Several authors have used Fabricius’ name Chrysis nitidula for the European species C. iris (see C. iris above). However, C. nitidula is another species, which is found only in North America (Kimsey & Bohart 1991).