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subspecies

Mammoth Wasp
Megascolia maculata maculata (Drury, 1773)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Hymenoptera - bees, ants and wasps »  family Scoliidae »  genus Megascolia »  species Megascolia maculata - Mammoth Wasp

Scientific synonyms

Scolia haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1787 o
Megascolia flavifrons haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius)
Scolia maculata haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius)
Scolia flavifrons var. haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius) Dalla Torre, 1897
Megascolia flavifrons var. haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius) Vicidomini, 2006

Images

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Ondřej Zicha

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Ondřej Zicha

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Filip Trnka

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Jan Richtr

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Jan Richtr

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Jan Richtr

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Jan Richtr

Megascolia maculata maculata

Author: Otmar Vahala

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Description

Abdominal apex with red pubescence

Intertaxon relationships

host: Polyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758), Polyphylla boryi Brullé, 1832, Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni Minck, 1914

Links and literature

EN de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea 2.4 [http://www.faunaeur.org] [as Megascolia maculata maculata (Drury, 1773)]
Data retrieved on: 9 March 2012

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