Scolia is a genus of scoliid wasps in the subfamily Scoliinae. There are 261 described species in Scolia.
Taxonomy and phylogeny Scolia was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. This genus is classified under the tribe Scoliini of the subfamily Scoliinae within the family Scoliidae. Scolia is itself divided into three subgenera, Scolia (Scolia), and Scolia (Discolia), and Scolia (Hesperoscolia). Males of the subgenus Scolia (Scolia) have dense, silky setae on the volsella, while those of the subgenus Scolia (Discolia) lack dense setae on the volsella.
Description and identification Scolia are small to medium wasps between . The forewing has a single recurrent vein and two submarginal cells. The species are usually black with variable yellow or red markings. The majority of setae are usually black or white but may also be mixed with red or yellow.
Distribution Scolia is a cosmopolitan genus. 40 species are known from India alone. Another 50 species are known from the Palearctic. 14 more species are known from the Americas.
Species The following are select species belong to the genus Scolia:
Subgenus Scolia (Discolia) Scolia affinis Guérin-Méneville, 1830 Scolia albumtenebris Ramírez-Guillén, 2025 Scolia bartletti Ramírez-Guillén, 2025 Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 Scolia binotata Fabricius, 1804 Scolia bnun Tsuneki, 1972 Scolia clypeata Sickmann, 1894 Scolia dubia (Say, 1837) Scolia erythropyga Burmeister, 1853 Scolia fasciatopunctata Guerin, 1838 Scolia guttata (Burmeister, 1853) Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781) Scolia histrionica (Fabricius, 1787) Scolia kuroiwae Matsumura & Uchida, 1926 Scolia mexicana (Saussure, 1858) Scolia nobilis Saussure, 1858 Scolia nobilitata (Fabricius, 1805) Scolia oculata Matsumura, 1911 Scolia picteti Saussure, 1854 Scolia rugifrons Betrem, 1928 Scolia sinensis Saussure, 1864 Scolia superciliaris de Saussure, 1864 Scolia turkestanica Betrem, 1935 Scolia verticalis (Fabricius, 1775) Scolia vollenhoveni de Saussure, 1859 Scolia wahlbergii de Saussure, 1859 Scolia watanabei Matsumura, 1912
Subgenus Scolia (Hesperoscolia) Scolia jucunda (de Saussure, 1858) Scolia rufiventris (Fabricius 1804)
Subgenus Scolia (Scolia) Scolia anatoliae Osten, 2004 Scolia asiella Betrem, 1935 Scolia carbonaria (Linnaeus, 1767) Scolia cypria de Saussure, 1854 Scolia erythrocephala Fabricius, 1798 Scolia fallax Eversmann, 1849 Scolia flaviceps Eversmann, 1846 Scolia fuciformis Scopoli, 1786 Scolia galbula (Pallas, 1771) Scolia hortorum Fabricius, 1787 Scolia orientalis Saussure, 1856 Scolia sexmaculata (O. F. Müller, 1766)
Extinct species † Scolia distincta Zhang, 1989 † Scolia saussureana Heer, 1865
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