Megascolia azurea

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.[1] 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:[2]

  • 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.