Gigascolia
| Gigascolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Subfamily: | Scoliinae |
| Tribe: | Scoliini |
| Genus: | Gigascolia Castagnet & Cabon, 2025 |
| Type species | |
| Scolia speciosa Smith, 1858 | |
| Species | |
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2 species, see text | |
Gigascolia is a genus of solitary wasps from the family Scoliidae.[1]
Taxonomy and phylogeny
[edit]Gigascolia was described in 2025 by Castagnet and Cabon as part of a revision of species formerly treated under Megascolia.[1]
Species
[edit]There are 2 species of Gigascolia:[1]
- Gigascolia speciosa (Smith, 1857)
- Gigascolia speciosissima Castagnet & Cabon, 2025
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 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.
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