Scolia nobilitata

Scolia nobilitata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Scoliidae
Genus:	Scolia
Species:	S. nobilitata
Binomial name
Scolia nobilitata Fabricius, 1805
Synonyms[1]
Scolia fulviventris Bartlett, 1912 Scolia flavocostalis Cresson, 1868 Scolia lecontei Cresson, 1868 Scolia lewisii Cresson, 1868 Scolia ridingsii Cresson, 1865 Scolia inconstans Cresson, 1865 Scolia consors Saussure, 1864 Scolia otomita Saussure, 1858 Scolia amoena Cresson, 1856 Scolia ornata Smith, 1855 Scolia maculata Guerin, 1838 Scolia tricincta Say, 1823 Scolia tricolor Klug, 1805 Scolia bifasciata (Swederus, 1787)

Scolia nobilitata, also known as the noble scoliid wasp, is a species of scoliid wasp in the family Scoliidae.[2][3][4]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are listed for S. nobilitata:[1]

• Scolia nobilitata nobilitata Fabricius, 1805
• Scolia nobilitata otomita Saussure, 1858
• Scolia nobilitata tricincta Say, 1823

Gallery

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  S. nobilitata nobilitata photographed in Virginia
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  S. nobilitata otomita photographed in Arizona
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  S. nobilitata tricincta photographed in Colorado

References

1. 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 24 June 2014.
2. "Scolia nobilitata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
4. "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.