''Pygodasis'' is a

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genus of wasps in the family

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(scoliid wasps), formerly treated as a subgenus within '' Campsomeris''.

Description and identification

''Pygodasis'' are large wasps with an entirely black head, thorax, and tibial spurs. The abdomen is black, often with either yellow to orange spots or bands on the second and third tergites. The setae are usually black but in some species may be white or a mix of black and white. The wings may be hyaline, yellowish, or violaceous depending on the species.

Distribution

Species of this genus occur from the United States south to Argentina.

Species

Species within this genus include: *'' Pygodasis bistrimaculata'' (Lepeletier, 1845) *'' Pygodasis cineraria'' (Sichel, 1864) *'' Pygodasis columbiensis'' (Bradley, 1945) *'' Pygodasis cristata'' (Bradley, 1945) *'' Pygodasis ephippium'' (Say, 1837) – saddleback scoliid wasp *'' Pygodasis hyalina'' (de Saussure, 1864) *'' Pygodasis ianthina'' (Bradley, 1945) *'' Pygodasis lucasi'' (de Saussure, 1858) *'' Pygodasis quadrimaculata'' (Fabricus, 1775) – large four-spotted scoliid wasp *'' Pygodasis spegazzini'' (Bréthes, 1910) *'' Pygodasis terrestris'' (de Saussure, 1858) *'' Pygodasis veroninae'' (Schrottky, 1910) *'' Pygodasis vespiformis'' (de Saussure, 1858) *'' Pygodasis vittata'' (Sichel, 1864)

Gallery

Pygodasis bistrimaculata (168527577).jpg, ''P. bistrimaculata'' photographed in Argentina. Pygodasis ephippium ephippium_(653883).jpg, ''P. ephippium ephippium'' photographed in Nuevo León, Mexico. Pygodasis ephippium wagneriana (62512965).jpg, ''P. ephippium wagneriana'' photographed in Ecuador. Pygodasis quadrimaculata (6075456131).jpg, ''P. quadrimaculata'' photographed in Florida. Pygodasis terrestris (126957862).jpg, ''P. terrestris'' photographed in Argentina.

References

Scoliidae Hymenoptera genera Parasitic wasps {{apocrita-stub