''Colpa'' is a genus of

scoliid 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 ...

wasp.

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Despite historical treatment under the tribe Campsomerini, phylogenetic analysis revealed the genus to instead be sister to the tribe Scoliini. As a result, it was excluded from Campsomerini. Two possibilities were presented, pending results on the placement of '' Guigliana'' and ''

Dasyscolia ''Dasyscolia ciliata'' is a species of scoliid wasp found throughout the Mediterranean. It is the only species in the genus ''Dasyscolia''. It is the only known pollinator of the European '' Ophrys speculum''. The male wasp is tricked into pollin ...

'': either to treat a third tribe, Colpini, or to transfer the genera to Scoliini.

Species

There are 24 species recognized in this genus:

Subgenus ''Colpa'' (''Carbonelis'')

Subgenus ''Colpa'' (''Colpa'')

Subgenus ''Colpa'' (''Crioscolia'')

Subgenus ''Colpa'' (''Heterelis'')

Subgenus ''Colpa'' (''Junodelis'')

Subgenus ''Colpa'' (''Nyaselis'')

Gallery

Colpa octomaculata hermione (212047529).jpg, ''Colpa octomaculata hermione'' female Colpa octomaculata hermione (86118532).jpg, ''Colpa octomaculata hermione'' male Colpa octomaculata octomaculata (217004591).jpg, ''Colpa octomaculata octomaculata'' female Scoliidae P1090765a.jpg, ''Colpa octomaculata texensis'' female Scoliid wasp (Colpa octomaculata) (49526321541).jpg, ''Colpa octomaculata texensis'' male Colpa octomaculata xantiana (328519315).jpg, ''Colpa octomaculata xantiana'' female Side view Colpa quinquecincta. - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg, ''Colpa quinquecincta occidentalis'' female Colpa quinquecincta. Scoliidae - Flickr - gailhampshire (2).jpg, ''Colpa quinquecincta occidentalis'' male Wespe on Crithmum maritimum (KPFC) 01.jpg, ''Colpa quinquecincta quinquecincta'' female Scoliid Wasps (Colpa quinquecincta) group resting on lavender stem in the evening ... (53139631367).jpg, ''Colpa quinquecincta quinquecincta'' males Colpa sexmaculata (Scoliidae) - (imago), Narbolia (comuni), Italy.jpg, ''Colpa sexmaculata'' female Wasp August 2010-5.jpg, ''Colpa sexmaculata'' male

References

Scoliidae Taxa described in 1841 Hymenoptera genera {{Hymenoptera-stub