Campsomeris
| Campsomeris | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Campsomeris vitripennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Tribe: | Campsomerini |
| Genus: | Campsomeris Lepeletier, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Campsomeris atrata[1] (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Campsomeris is a Neotropical genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps. They are generally parasites of beetle larvae, most often of Scarabaeidae.[2]
Description and identification
[edit]Campsomeris are large wasps with completely black bodies in both sexes, including the setae and hind tibial spurs. The wings may be hyaline, orange, or violaceous depending on the species.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Species of this genus are known from the West Indies and from Guatemala south to northern Argentina and Chile.[1]
Species
[edit]Species within this genus include:[1][3][2]
- Campsomeris atrata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Campsomeris peregrina (Lepeletier, 1845)
- Campsomeris regifica (Bradley, 1945)
- Campsomeris vitripennis (Smith, 1855)
Gallery
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C. atrata photographed in the Dominican Republic.
C. peregrina museum specimen
C. vitripennis museum specimen
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Bradley, James Chester (1957). "The Taxa of Campsomeris (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) Occurring in the New World". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 83 (2): 65–77. JSTOR 25077743.
- 1 2 Golfetti, Ivan Fernandes (2023). Análise filogenética e taxonomia de Campsomerini sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliinae) da região Neotropical (PhD thesis). São Paulo, Brazil: Universidade Estadual Paulista. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ 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 2020-08-20.
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