Scolia (wasp)

Scolia was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. This genus is classified under the tribe Scoliini of the subfamily Scoliinae within the family Scoliidae.[2] Scolia is itself divided into three subgenera, Scolia (Scolia), and Scolia (Discolia), and Scolia (Hesperoscolia).[3] Males of the subgenus Scolia (Scolia) have dense, silky setae on the volsella, while those of the subgenus Scolia (Discolia) lack dense setae on the volsella.[2]

Scolia are small to medium wasps between 5–25 millimetres (0.20–0.98 in).[2] The forewing has a single recurrent vein and two submarginal cells.[4] The species are usually black with variable yellow or red markings. The majority of setae are usually black or white but may also be mixed with red or yellow.[2]

Scolia is a cosmopolitan genus. 40 species are known from India alone.[2] Another 50 species are known from the Palearctic.[1] 20 more species are known from the Americas.[5]

These species belong to the genus Scolia:[6]

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  S. affinis in Kerala, India.
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  S anatoliae in Turkey.
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  S. bicincta female in North Carolina.
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  S. bilunata in Kerala, India.
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  S. carbonaria collected in Algeria.
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  S. chrysotricha in South Africa.
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  S. cyanipennis in Kerala, India.
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  S. dubia dubia in Maryland.
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  S. dubia haematodes in Texas.
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  S. fallax in Ukraine.
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  S. fasciatopunctata in India.
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  S. fuciformis in Ukraine.
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  S. hirta in Italy.
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  S. hortorum in Spain.
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  S. nobilitata notilitata in Virginia.
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  S. nobilitata otomita in Arizona.
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  S. nobilitata tricincta male in Colorado.
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  S. ocula in Japan.
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  S. pictei in India.
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  s. rufiventris in Argentina.
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  S. sexmaculata in Poland.
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  S. verticalis in Australia.
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  S. wahlbergii in South Africa.