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Scolioidea
The Scoliidae, the scoliid wasps, are a family of about 560 species found worldwide. They tend to be black, often marked with yellow or orange, and their wing tips are distinctively corrugated. Males are more slender and elongated than females, with significantly longer antennae, but the sexual dimorphism is not as apparent as in the Tiphiidae. Biology Scoliid wasps are solitary parasitoids of scarab beetle larvae. Female scoliids burrow into the ground in search of these larvae and then use their sting to paralyze them. They will sometimes excavate a chamber and move the paralyzed beetle larva into it before depositing an egg. Scoliid wasps act as important biocontrol agents, as many of the beetles they parasitize are pests, including the Japanese beetle. Male scoliids patrol territories, ready to mate with females emerging from the ground. Adult wasps may be minor pollinators of some plants and can be found on many wildflowers in the late summer. Scoliidae also has at least o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoliinae
The Scoliidae, the scoliid wasps, are a family of about 560 species found worldwide. They tend to be black, often marked with yellow or orange, and their wing tips are distinctively corrugated. Males are more slender and elongated than females, with significantly longer antennae, but the sexual dimorphism is not as apparent as in the Tiphiidae. Biology Scoliid wasps are solitary parasitoids of scarab beetle larvae. Female scoliids burrow into the ground in search of these larvae and then use their sting to paralyze them. They will sometimes excavate a chamber and move the paralyzed beetle larva into it before depositing an egg. Scoliid wasps act as important biocontrol Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ... agents, as many of the beetles they parasitize are pests, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austroscolia Soror
''Austroscolia soror'' (hairy flower wasp, blue flower wasp, black flower wasp, or blue hairy flower wasp), is a common insect found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... It may grow to 3 cm long. The wings are a smoky black colour with an appealing blue sheen. The wing veins do not reach the end of the wings, and the antennae are relatively thick.Australian Insects - John Child, page 79. Library of Congress Catalog Card 6822996 Adults feed on nectar. The female lays her eggs on larval beetles. References Scoliidae Hymenoptera of Australia Insects described in 1855 {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Louis Michel Le Peletier, Comte De Saint-Fargeau
Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau (9 October 1770 – 23 August 1845), also spelled Lepeletier or Lepelletier, was a French entomologist, and specialist in the Hymenoptera. In 1833, he served as president of the Société entomologique de France. Works *with Gaspard Auguste Brullé '' Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hyménoptères''. Roret, Paris 1836–46 p.m. *''Memoires sur le G. Gorytes Latr. Arpactus Jur''. Paris 1832. *''Monographia tenthredinetarum, synonimia extricata''. Levrault, Paris 1823–25. *''Mémoire sur quelques espéces nouvelles d’Insectes de la section des hyménoptères appelés les portetuyaux et sur les caractères de cette famille et des genres qui la composent''. Paris 1806. *''Défense de Félix Lepeletier''. Vatar, Paris 1796/97. *with Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville a treatise on Hemiptera to Guillaume-Antoine Olivier's Histoire naturelle. ''Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campsomeris
''Campsomeris'' is a Neotropical genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps. They are generally parasites of beetle larvae, most often of Scarabaeidae. Species Species within this genus include: *''Campsomeris atrata'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Campsomeris bistrimacula'' (Lepeletier, 1845) *''Campsomeris dohrni'' (Mantero, 1903) *''Campsomeris peregrina'' (Lepeletier, 1845) *''Campsomeris vitripennis'' (Smith, 1855) *''Campsomeris whitelyi ''Campsomeris'' is a Neotropical genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps. They are generally parasites of beetle larvae, most often of Scarabaeidae. Species Species within this genus include: *''Campsomeris atrata'' (Fa ...'' Kirby, 1889 References Parasitic wasps Scoliidae Hymenoptera genera Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campsomeriella
''Campsomeriella'' is a genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps. They are generally parasites of beetle larvae, most often of Scarabaeidae. Species List *''Campsomeriella agilis'' (Smith, 1859) *'' Campsomeriella annulata'' (Fabricius, 1793) **'' Campsomeriella annulata sakaguchii'' (Uchida, 1933) *'' Campsomeriella burmeisteri'' (Betrem, 1928) *'' Campsomeriella caelebs'' (Sichel, 1864) *'' Campsomeriella cameroni'' (Betrem, 1928) *'' Campsomeriella collaris'' (Fabricius, 1775) **'' Campsomeriella collaris insularis'' (Gupta & Jonathan, 2003) **'' Campsomeriella collaris quadrifasciata'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Campsomeriella cultrata'' (Kirby, 1894) *'' Campsomeriella dimidiatipennis'' (Saussure, 1855) *'' Campsomeriella fax'' (Bradley, 1936) *'' Campsomeriella hirticollis'' (Fabricius, 1804) **'' Campsomeriella hirticollis bemsteini'' (Betrem, 1928) **'' Campsomeriella hirticollis diversipennis'' (Gribodo, 1893) **'' Campsomeriella hirticollis micans'' (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
