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Megascolia azurea

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Species of wasp

Megascolia azurea
Megacolia azurea hindostana from Kerala, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scoliidae
Genus: Megascolia
Species: M. azurea
Binomial name
Megascolia azurea
(Christ, 1791)

Megacolia azurea is a species of scoliid wasp found in parts of tropical Asia. These are among the largest wasps and several subspecies have been described. Their larvae are parasitoids mainly of Scarabeoid larvae. It is a member of the subgenus Megascolia (Regiscolia).

Subspecies

There are 6 subspecies of Megascolia azurea:

  • Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea azurea (Christ, 1791)
  • Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea christiana (Betrem & Guiglia, 1958)
  • Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea cochinensis (Betrem, 1928)
  • Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea hindostana (Micha, 1927)
  • Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea michaae (Betrem, 1928)
  • Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea siamensis (Betrem, 1928)

References

  1. Betrem, J.G.; Bradley, J. Chester (1964). "Annotations on the genera Triscolia, Megascolia and Scolia (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 39: 433–444.
  2. 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 2024-09-21.
Taxon identifiers
Megascolia azurea
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