''Dielis'' is a New World genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps, formerly treated as a subgenus within ''Campsomeris''.
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Description and identification
''Dielis'' are medium sized wasps that exhibit strong sexual dimorphism. The females are black with broad yellow or orange bands on the abdomen, often on the first 3 or 4 tergites. The males have yellow bands on the first 4 or 5 tergites. The setae are usually white, though in some species there is a yellowish to brownish tint.[
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Distribution
Species of this genus occur from Canada south to Chile and Argentina.
Species
There are 12 species of ''Dielis'':[
*''Dielis auripilis'' (Fox, 1896)
*''Dielis bahamensis'' (Bradley, 1964)
*''Dielis chilensis'' (Saussure, 1858)
*''Dielis diabo'' Golfetti & Noll, 2023
*''Dielis dorsata'' (Bradley, 1940) – Caribbean scoliid wasp
*''Dielis pilipes'' (Saussure, 1858) – hairy-footed scoliid wasp
*''Dielis plumipes'' (Drury, 1770) – feather-legged scoliid wasp
*''Dielis pseudonyma'' (Schulz, 1906)
*''Dielis tejensis'' Szafranski, 2023
*''Dielis tolteca'' (Saussure, 1857) – Toltec scoliid wasp
*''Dielis trifasciata'' (Fabricius, 1793) – three-banded scoliid wasp
*''Dielis whitelyi'' (Kirby, 1889)
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Gallery
Dielis diabo (12543606).jpg, ''D. diabo'' female in Brazil.
Scoliid Wasp - Campsomeris dorsata, Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park, Lake Placid, Florida - 24102122802.jpg, ''D. dorsata'' female in Florida.
Scoliid Wasp - Campsomeris dorsata, Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida.jpg, ''D. dorsata'' male in Florida.
Dielis pilipes (Marshal Hedin).jpg, ''D. pilipes'' female in the western United States.
Dielis pilipes (77445362).jpg, ''D. pilipes'' male in California.
Scoliid Wasp - Campsomeris plumipes, Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Felda, Florida - 24787199706.jpg, ''D. plumipes fossulana'' female in Florida.
Dielis plumipes ssp. fossulana.jpg, ''D. plumipes fossulana'' male in Florida.
Dielis tejensis (191250371).jpg, ''D. tejensis'' male in Texas.
Dielis tolteca - inat 150788417.jpg, ''D. tolteca'' female in California.
Dielis tolteca (232521933).jpeg, ''D. tolteca'' male in California.
Dielis trifasciata nassauensis. Little San Salvadore, April (24004965867).jpg, ''D. trifasciata nassauensis'' female in the Bahamas.
Campsomeris trifasciata, Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Boynton Beach, Florida.jpg, ''D. trifasciata trifasciata'' female in Florida.
Scoliidae. Dielis trifasciata. Male (25762495926).jpg, ''D. trifasciata trifasciata'' male in Cuba.
References
External links
Parasitic wasps
Scoliidae
Hymenoptera genera
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