''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary pollinating insect from the family
Scoliidae
The Scoliidae, the scoliid wasps, are a family of wasps comprising about 560 species worldwide. They tend to be black, often marked with yellow or orange, and their wing tips are distinctively corrugated. Males are more slender and elongated than ...
, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest insects. They are parasitoids of large
Scarabeid beetles such as the
European rhinoceros beetle
The European rhinoceros beetle (''Oryctes nasicornis'') is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.
Subspecies
* ''Oryctes nasicornis afghanistanicus'' Endrödi, 1938
* ''Oryctes nasicornis chersonensis'' Minck, 1915
* ''Oryc ...
''Oryctes nasicornis'' and
Atlas beetle
The Atlas beetle (''Chalcosoma atlas'') is a very large species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in Southeast Asia. Males have three prominent horns. The species is named for Atlas, the giant of Greek mythology who supported the skie ...
''
Chalcosoma atlas''.
Species
The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'':
Subgenus ''Megascolia''
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Megascolia (Megascolia) procer''
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Biography
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, 1802)
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Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa''
(Smith
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, 1857)
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Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina''
( Saussure, 1859)
Subgenus ''Regiscolia''
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto''
(Smith, 1858)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea''
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens''
(Linnaeus
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, 1767)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata''
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*people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1804)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) fulvifrons''
(Saussure, 1854)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata''
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* Drury, New Zealand, a town
* Drury, a village near Buckley, Flintshire, Wales
* Drury, Kansas, United States, an unincorporated community
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, 1773)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) philippinensis''
( Rohwer, 1921)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) rubida''
( Gribodo, 1893)
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Megascolia (Regiscolia) splendida''
(Saussure, 1858)
References
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Scoliidae