''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary wasps from the family
Scoliidae
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, wi ...
, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest wasps. They are parasitoids of large
Scarabeid beetles such as the
European rhinoceros beetle
The European rhinoceros beetle (''Oryctes nasicornis'') is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.
Subspecies
* ''Oryctes nasicornis afghanistanicus'' Endrödi, 1938
* ''Oryctes nasicornis chersonensis'' Minck, 1915
* ''Or ...
''Oryctes nasicornis'' and
Atlas beetle
The Atlas beetle (''Chalcosoma atlas'') is a very large species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in Southeast Asia. Males have three prominent horns. The species is named for Atlas, the giant of Greek mythology who supported the skies ...
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Chalcosoma atlas
The Atlas beetle (''Chalcosoma atlas'') is a very large species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in Southeast Asia. Males have three prominent horns. The species is named for Atlas, the giant of Greek mythology who supported the skies ...
''.
Species
The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'':
Subgenus ''Megascolia''
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Megascolia (Megascolia) procer''
(Illiger
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (19 November 1775 – 10 May 1813) was a German entomologist and zoologist.
Illiger was the son of a merchant in Braunschweig. He studied under the entomologist Johann Hellwig, and later worked on the zoological colle ...
, 1802)
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Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa''
(Smith
Smith may refer to:
People
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland
** List of people wi ...
, 1857)
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Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina''
( Saussure, 1859)
Subgenus ''Regiscolia''
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto''
(Smith, 1858)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea''
(Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was ...
, 1791)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1767)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata''
( Fabricius, 1804)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) fulvifrons''
(Saussure, 1854)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata''
( Drury, 1773)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) philippinensis''
( Rohwer, 1921)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) rubida''
( Gribodo, 1893)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) splendida''
(Saussure, 1858)
References
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Scoliidae