Scolia binotata
Appearance
| Scolia binotata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Genus: | Scolia |
| Species: | S. binotata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolia binotata Fabricius, 1804[1] | |
Description
[edit]Scolia binotata wasps have variable coloration.[2] "In both sexes, the head, scapulae, and metasomal tergites may be [entirely black or marked with red]" or orange.[2]
Range
[edit]Scolia binotata wasps are found throughout Asia, including in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, and Vietnam.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]Scolia binotata contains the following subspecies:
- Scolia binotata binotata Fabricius, 1804[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Liu, Zhen; Van Achterberg, Cornelis; He, Jun-Hua; Chen, Xue-Xin; Chen, Hua-Yan (22 March 2021). "Illustrated keys to Scoliidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Scolioidea) from China". ZooKeys (1025): 139–175. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1025..139L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1025.61385. PMC 8007554. PMID 33814948.
- 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Christopher; Barthélémy, Christophe (23 December 2021). "A review of the digger wasps (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) of Hong Kong, with description of one new species and a key to known species". European Journal of Taxonomy (786): 31–33. Bibcode:2021EJTax.786.1607T. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.786.1607. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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