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The Flower Wasps (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) of Papua Indonesia
by Gerard G. M. Schulten (†)
Scoliidae are small to very large wasps with a worldwide distribution, the larvae of which develop as ectoparasitoids of scarabeoid beetle larvae. The genus Scolia was established by Fabricius in 1775. Since then many new genera, families and subfamilies were recognized. Argaman (1996) divided on good arguments the Scoliidae into four subfamilies: Proscoliinae, Colpinae, Campsomerinae and Scoliinae. The Proscoliinae are only known from Armenia, Greece and Turkey, representatives of the other subfamilies are widely distributed in the Palaearctic, Tropics and Subtropics. In Papua Indonesia only Campsomerinae and Scoliinae are found.
This page is under constant construction. This means that at any time new species can be added. Please check this page now and then for more information.
The checklist is based on all relevant literature and additional collection records.
Listed Papua species: 25 [6 endemic species and 3 endemic subspecies]
Trisciloa Gribodo, 1893
saussurei Gribodo, 1893
Radumeris Betrem, 1962
radula (Fabricius, 1775)
7-cincta Fabricius, 1775
sabulosa de Saussure, 1858
intrudens Smith, 1868
maculiceps Cameron, 1906tasmaniensis (de Saussure, 1854)
ferox de Saussure, 1859
siebersi Betrem, 1928
rosenbergi Betrem, 1928undescribed Genus 1
cameroni (Betrem, 1928) [endemic]
formosa (Guérin, 1835)
culta Smith, 1861
subopaca Turner, 1909
formosoides Betrem, 1928undescribed Genus 2
microspatulata (Tuyn, 1961)
oresbios (Tuyn, 1961)
ssp. oresbios (Tuyn, 1961)
melanoxantha Tuyn, 1961Laevicampsomeris Betrem, 1933
bonguensis (Betrem, 1933)
captiva sensu Betrem, 1928 nec Smith, 1861nigerrima (Smith, 1861)
ambigua Smith, 1862laglaizei (Betrem, 1928) [endemic]
quatei Krombein, 1968 [endemic]
Batalanga Argaman, 1996
loriae (Mantero, 1899)
ssp. loriae (Mantero 1899)
vankampeni Betrem, 1928ferrugineipes (Mantero, 1899)
ssp. ferrugineipes (Mantero, 1899)
de-Meijerei Cameron, 1906Hirtimeris Betrem, 1967
manokwariensis (Cameron, 1906)
ssp. manokwariensis (Cameron, 1906)
humboldti Cameron, 1906
Diliacos De Saussure & Sichel, 1864
glabrata (Micha, 1927)
ssp. glabrata (Micha, 1927)
violacea Lepeletier, 1845 (secondary homonym of Scolia violacea Panzer, 1799)
papuasiae Betrem, 1933Liacos Guérin, 1839
analis (Fabricius, 1804)
ssp. pseudoerythrosoma (Micha, 1927) [endemic]Turturayca Argaman, 1996
fulgidipennis (Smith, 1859)
dorycus Kirby, 1889.
splendipennis Micha, 1927Murahutka Argaman, 1996
quadriceps (Smith, 1863)
ssp. quadriceps (Smith, 1863) [endemic]
larradiformis Smith, 1863Sobolpiha Argaman, 1996
ribbei (Betrem, 1928)
ssp. stueberi Krombein, 1963 [endemic]Carinoscolia Betrem, 1927
lorentzi (Cameron, 1911)
foveifrons Cameron, 1901? Austroscolia Betrem, 1928
biakensis Krombein, 1963[endemic]
Molzinarda Argaman, 1996
nitida (Smith, 1858)
ssp. nitida (Smith, 1858)
cupreopennis Betrem, 1928Bradleyella Krombein, 1963
vulsa Krombein, 1963 [endemic]
Microscolia Betrem, 1927
mandroni Betrem, 1928 [endemic]
Laeviscolia Betrem, 1928
frontalis de Saussure, 1854
Literature
Argaman Q., 1996. Generic synopsis of Scoliidae (Hymenoptera, Scoloidea). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 88: 171-222, 107 figs.
Betrem J.G., 1928. Monographie der Indo-Australischen Scoliiden mit zoogeographischen Betrachtungen. Treubia 9 (suppl. Vol.) 388 pp., 5 pls.
Krombein K.V., 1963. The Scoliidae of New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) Nova Guinea, Zoology 22: 543-651, 42 figs.
Krombein K.V., 1968. Records and Descriptions of Additional Scoliidae from New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands (Hymenoptera Aculeata). Proceedings of the US National Museum, vol. 125, no 3659:1-19.
Tuyn P., 1961. Annotated list of the Scoliidae of New Guinea in the leiden Museum. Nova Guinea, Zoology13: 227-244, 5figs.
Last updated on 20th April 2008
