Scolia (wasp)

Scolia
Scolia hirta hirta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scoliidae
Tribe: Scoliini
Genus: Scolia
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Scolia sexmaculata
(Müller, 1766)

Scolia is a genus of scoliid wasps in the subfamily Scoliinae. There are 261 described species in Scolia.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Scolia was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. This genus is classified under the tribe Scoliini of the subfamily Scoliinae within the family Scoliidae.[4] Scolia is itself divided into three subgenera, Scolia (Scolia), and Scolia (Discolia), and Scolia (Hesperoscolia).[5] Males of the subgenus Scolia (Scolia) have dense, silky setae on the volsella, while those of the subgenus Scolia (Discolia) lack dense setae on the volsella.[4]

Description and identification

Scolia are small to medium wasps between 5–25 millimetres (0.20–0.98 in).[4] The forewing has a single recurrent vein and two submarginal cells.[6] The species are usually black with variable yellow or red markings. The majority of setae are usually black or white but may also be mixed with red or yellow.[4]

Distribution

Scolia is a cosmopolitan genus. 40 species are known from India alone.[4] Another 50 species are known from the Palearctic.[1] 14 more species are known from the Americas.[7][3]

Species

The following are select species belong to the genus Scolia:[8]

Subgenus Scolia (Discolia)

  • Scolia affinis Guérin-Méneville, 1830
  • Scolia albumtenebris Ramírez-Guillén, 2025[3]
  • Scolia bartletti Ramírez-Guillén, 2025[3]
  • Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775
  • Scolia binotata Fabricius, 1804
  • Scolia bnun Tsuneki, 1972
  • Scolia clypeata Sickmann, 1894
  • Scolia dubia (Say, 1837)
  • Scolia erythropyga Burmeister, 1853
  • Scolia fasciatopunctata Guerin, 1838
  • Scolia guttata (Burmeister, 1853)
  • Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781)
  • Scolia histrionica (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Scolia kuroiwae Matsumura & Uchida, 1926
  • Scolia mexicana (Saussure, 1858)
  • Scolia nobilis Saussure, 1858
  • Scolia nobilitata (Fabricius, 1805)
  • Scolia oculata Matsumura, 1911
  • Scolia picteti Saussure, 1854
  • Scolia rugifrons Betrem, 1928
  • Scolia sinensis Saussure, 1864
  • Scolia superciliaris de Saussure, 1864
  • Scolia turkestanica Betrem, 1935
  • Scolia verticalis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Scolia vollenhoveni de Saussure, 1859
  • Scolia wahlbergii de Saussure, 1859
  • Scolia watanabei Matsumura, 1912

Subgenus Scolia (Hesperoscolia)

  • Scolia jucunda (de Saussure, 1858)
  • Scolia rufiventris (Fabricius 1804)

Subgenus Scolia (Scolia)

  • Scolia anatoliae Osten, 2004
  • Scolia asiella Betrem, 1935
  • Scolia carbonaria (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Scolia cypria de Saussure, 1854
  • Scolia erythrocephala Fabricius, 1798
  • Scolia fallax Eversmann, 1849
  • Scolia flaviceps Eversmann, 1846
  • Scolia fuciformis Scopoli, 1786
  • Scolia galbula (Pallas, 1771)
  • Scolia hortorum Fabricius, 1787
  • Scolia orientalis Saussure, 1856
  • Scolia sexmaculata (O. F. Müller, 1766)

Extinct species

  • † Scolia distincta Zhang, 1989
  • † Scolia saussureana Heer, 1865

References

  1. 1 2 Mokrousov, M.V.; Lelej, A.S. (2017). "62. Family Scoliidae". In Belokobylskij, S.A.; Lelej, A.S. (eds.). Annotated Catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia. Vol. 1. Symphyta and Apocrita: Aculeata. Saint Petersburg: Zoological Institute RAS. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-5-98092-062-3.
  2. ↑ Golfetti, Ivan Fernande; da Silva, Marjorie; Dos Santos, Eduardo Fernando; Noll, Fernando Barbosa (2025). "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of Scolia (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliinae): implications for the classification and origin of Scoliini". Cladistics. 41 (3): 304–320. doi:10.1111/cla.12612. hdl:11449/302846.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ramírez-Guillén, Luis Damián; León-Cortés, Jorge L.; Falcon-Brindis, Armando (2025). "Two new species of Scolia (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) from Mexico and Panama". Neotropical Biology and Conservation. 20 (4): 295–308. doi:10.3897/neotropical.20.e166466.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Gupta, S.K.; Jonathan, J.K. (2003). Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae. Kolkata, India: Zoological Survey of India. pp. 151–152. ISBN 81-8171-009-6.
  5. ↑ Golfetti, Ivan Fernande (2019). Análise Filogenética de Scolia Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliinae) (MSc thesis) (in Portuguese). São Paulo State University. pp. 1–69. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. ↑ Augul, Razzaq Shalan (2016). "Taxonomic study of the family Scoliidae (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) in Iraq". Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 8 (2): 124–138. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ↑ Añino, Yostin J.; Cambra, Roberto A.; Windsow, Donald M.; Zuñiga, Ronald; Quintero, Diomedes (2019). "Review of Scolia (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) from Central America, including seasonal flight activity in Scolia guttata". Acta Biológica Colombiana. 25 (2): 202–209. doi:10.15446/abc.v25n2.77590.
  8. ↑ Osten, T. (2005). "Checkliste der Dolchwespen der Welt (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). Teil 1: Proscoliinae und Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Teil 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Teil 3: Literatur" [Checklist of the Scoliidae of the World. Part 1: Proscoliinae and Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Part 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Part 3: Literature] (PDF). Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg (in German). 62 (220–221): 1–62. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
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