''Colpa sexmaculata'' is a species 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, of the genus ''
Colpa
''Colpa'' is a genus of scoliid 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 Camp ...
''. The species occurs in Europe.
References
Scoliidae
Insects described in 1781
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