''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''

*''Megascolia procer, Megascolia (Megascolia) procer'' (Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Illiger, 1802) *''Megascolia speciosa, Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa'' (Frederick Smith (entomologist), Smith, 1857) *''Megascolia velutina, Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina'' (Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, Saussure, 1859)

Subgenus ''Regiscolia''

*''Megascolia Alecto, Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto'' (Smith, 1858) *''Megascolia azurea, Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea'' (Johann Ludwig Christ, Christ, 1791) *''Megascolia bidens, Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1767) *''Megascolia capitata, Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata'' (Johan Christian Fabricius, Fabricius, 1804) *''Megascolia fulvifrons, Megascolia (Regiscolia) fulvifrons'' (Saussure, 1854) *''Megascolia maculata, Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata'' (Dru Drury, Drury, 1773) *''Megascolia philippinensis, Megascolia (Regiscolia) philippinensis'' (Sievert Allen Rohwer, Rohwer, 1921) *''Megascolia rubida, Megascolia (Regiscolia) rubida'' (Giovanni Gribodo, Gribodo, 1893) *''Megascolia splendida, Megascolia (Regiscolia) splendida'' (Saussure, 1858)

References

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