Chrysis principalis Smith, 1874

(Figure 18A–18F)

Chrysis principalis Smith, 1874, p. 461 . Syntypes ♀; China: Shanghai (NHMUK, OUMUK). Chrysis principalis: Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 450 (cat., holotype deposited at OUMUK, smaragdula group).

Material examined

1♀: N. China / Chrysis principalis Type Smith /Type/B.M. TYPE HYM. 13.135/ NHMUK 014420309 (NHMUK); 1♀: N. China / principalis Smith [OUMUK].

Remarks

Smith (1874) described Chrysis principalis based on an unknown number of specimens, presumably syntypes (′This species has the thorax sometimes green, with only a faint blue transverse line on the prothorax... ̍ from Smith 1874, p. 461). Kimsey and Bohart ([1990] 1991) considered a female specimen deposited at OUMUK as holotype. This specimen bears the handwritten labels ′N China ̍ and ′ principalis Smith ̍ without indication of the type status (Figure 18B) and can be considered a type. Another identical specimen, but labelled as type by Smith, from N China is deposited at NHMUK (Figure 18A, C). I consider both specimens to be syntypes; being conspecific, no action is required to designate the lectotype in this article. Chrysis principalis is currently considered a common and widespread species in the East Palearctic and Oriental region (Kimsey and Bohart [1990] 1991; Rosa et al. 2021a).