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Chrysis ignita (Linnaeus, 1758) Mesosoma greenish blue to blackish green, gaster principally red, though body color highly variable. This species may be divided into more than one species. Posterior margin of the third gastral segment has four teeth.

Host-parasite relationship
Parasitizing Anterhynchium flavomarginatum, etc.
Chrysididae
Chrysis

Body length : 4-15 mm
Distribution in Japan : Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, Yakushima Island



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