Scolia procera

Scolia procera is a species of wasp belonging to the family Scoliidae.[1]

Scolia procera
Scolia procera from Sumatra. Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scoliidae
Genus: Scolia
Species:
S. procera
Binomial name
Scolia procera
Illiger, 1802
Synonyms
  • Scolia (Triscolia) procera, Saussure & Sichel
  • Scolia procer

Description

Scolia procera can reach a length of about 46–53 millimetres (1.8–2.1 in).[2] Males are smaller and slimmer than females and have longer antennae. These insects have a black stout body with red spots on the thorax and abdomen. The head is black with a large almost square yellow-red marking. Large red spot are present at the sides of the pronotum. The legs are hairy. The edge of the brown wings is quite wrinkled.[3][4]

Behavior

These parasitic wasps are not aggressive, but their stings are very painful. Females lay their eggs on the larvae of dung beetles.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in Java, Borneo, and Sumatra.[3][5]

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References
  1. Insectoid
  2. G. Gribodo Descrizione di un nuovo genere e di nuove species di imenotteri scolidei con osservazioni supra nuove specie già conosciute
  3. David Burnie (2001) Animals Dorling Kindersley Limited, London. ISBN 90-18-01564-4
  4. Animale Salbatice Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. The Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology, Volume 8


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