Regiscolia azurea
| Regiscolia azurea | |
|---|---|
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| Regicolia azurea hindostana from Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Genus: | Regiscolia |
| Species: | R. azurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Regiscolia azurea (Christ, 1791) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megascolia azurea (Christ, 1791) | |
Regicolia azurea is a species of scoliid wasp found in parts of tropical Asia.[1] These are among the largest wasps and several subspecies have been described.[2] Their larvae are parasitoids mainly of scarabeoid larvae.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]There are 6 subspecies of Regicolia azurea:[3]
- Regicolia azurea azurea (Christ, 1791)
- Regicolia azurea christiana (Betrem & Guiglia, 1958)
- Regicolia azurea cochinensis (Betrem, 1928)
- Regicolia azurea hindostana (Micha, 1927)
- Regicolia azurea michaae (Betrem, 1928)
- Regicolia azurea siamensis (Betrem, 1928)
Gallery
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Regicolia azurea azurea collected in Hong Kong
Regicolia azurea hindostana from Kerala, India
Regicolia azurea christiana preserved specimen
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Castagnet, Jean-Baptiste; Cabon, Flavien (2025). "Review of the genus Megascolia Betrem, 1928 (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae)". Zootaxa. 5700 (1): 1–127. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5700.1.1.
- ↑ Betrem, J.G.; Bradley, J. Chester (1964). "Annotations on the genera Triscolia, Megascolia and Scolia (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 39: 433–444.
- ↑ 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.