Tribe Scoliini

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Print References · Works Cited

Scoliidae, Scoliid Wasps, Scolia nobilitata, I believe - Scolia nobilitata

another unknown scoliid - Scolia mexicana - female

Wasp with orange and black abdomen - Scolia nobilitata - female

Black wasp with orange spots - Scolia nobilitata - male

Scoliid wasp - Scolia nobilitata - on Fogfruit - Scolia nobilitata

wasp - scoliid? - Triscolia ardens - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Scolioidea

Family Scoliidae (Scoliid Wasps)

Tribe Scoliini

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tribes were formerly treated as separate subfamilies (Scoliinae and Campsomerinae). Since Osten (2005), the tribes Scoliini and Campsomerini are grouped under a differently defined Scoliinae.(1)

Explanation of Names

Scoliini Latreille, 1802

Identification

Scoliini are separated from Campsomerini by the single vein at the posterior margin of the submarginal cell (double vein in Campsomerini) (see diagram).(2)

The Scoliini in our area are divided into two genera. Members of Scolia have two submarginal cells, whereas members of Triscolia have three submarginal cells.

Print References

Argaman, Q. (1996) Generic synopsis of Scoliidae (Hymenoptera, Scolioidea). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 88: 171–222.

Bradley, J.C. (1957) The taxa of Campsomeris (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) occurring in the New World. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 83: 65–77.

Bradley, J.C. (1964) Further notes on the American taxa of Campsomeris (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae). Entomological News, 75: 101–108.

Osten, T. (2005) Checkliste der Dolchwespen der Welt (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg, 62: 1–62.

Works Cited

1.	Checkliste der Dolchwespen der Welt (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) von Till Osten. 2005. Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg, 62: 1–62.

2.	Grissell (2013): Scoliid Wasps of Florida

Contributed by v belov on 5 December, 2014 - 8:44pm
Additional contributions by John VanDyk, PaleoJon
Last updated 3 April, 2024 - 10:48am

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