Hymenoptera27 species

Family Scoliid Wasps (Scoliidae)

Scoliidae is a family in the order Hymenoptera. Browse 27 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Scoliidae (27)

Colpa flammicoma

Identification: Female with interantennal space strongly elevated into a platform; head red; pronotum, propodeum, and abdomen with yellow lateral spots; abdomen with ground color reddish Male with somewhat clubbed antennae; thorax and abdomen with ex

Eight-spotted Scoliid Wasp

Colpa octomaculata

Identification: yellow abdominal bands may vary in thickness slightly; usually it's yellow maculation on black background, but some individuals may have a significant amount of red. ♂ ♀ western varieties have more red vs. black on the body, legs and

Colpa pollenifera

Identification: Scutellum divided (undivided in the widespread C. octomaculata ), wings with strong metallic blue reflections. ♂ ♀

Caribbean Scoliid Wasp

Dielis dorsata

Identification: This is the only species of Dielis in Florida with an orange-marked abdomen. Males have four pale abdominal bands and are separated from the similar D. plumipes by the yellow lateral markings on the clypeus (entirely black in D. plumi

Hairy-footed Scoliid Wasp

Dielis pilipes

Identification: Female Dielis in our area are separated from other campsomerine genera by their white hairs, particularly on the face. Among western Dielis , females are separated from D. tolteca by their yellow-marked abdomens (orange in D. tolteca

Feather-legged Scoliid Wasp

Dielis plumipes

Identification: Medium-sized, with long, white body setae; clypeus entirely black; pronotum entirely black; four abdominal bands of ivory to pale yellow. Female additionally with a thick collar of reddish to yellowish setae. D. plumipes confluenta -

Dielis tejensis

Identification: Known only from the male. The 5 stripes on the abdomen separate this species from all of our campsomerine species except D. pillipes .

Toltec Scoliid Wasp

Dielis tolteca

Identification: Females are separated from D. pilipes by their orange-marked abdomens as the only such campsomerine species of the western US. Structurally, the propodeum is smooth, in contrast to the punctate propodeum of D. pilipes . The orange abd

Three-banded Scoliid Wasp

Dielis trifasciata

Identification: The females are separated from other members of the genus in Florida in that they have only three abdominal bands. The pronotum has a strong fringe of pale rather than brown setae. ♀ The males have four bands on the abdomen, much like

Saddleback Scoliid Wasp

Pygodasis ephippium

Identification: A large, black scoliid with two broad orange bands on the abdomen. The body setae are black, unlike the orange-marked Dielis (female D. dorsata and D. tolteca ). Unlike most of our campsomerine species, the male has the same color pat

Scolia guttata

Adults were observed on several occasions flying around over the nests of Atta texana ; two were seen to enter ant nests. Scoliid cocoons were found among the material from which Cotinis larvae were taken, a likely host of S. guttata .

Noble Scoliid Wasp

Scolia nobilitata

Identification: Small scoliid with dark wings and reddish legs; abdomen dark, generally with 4-6 light yellow/orange spots. Overview of Species Subspecies are separated as follows: ( 4 ) ♀ ♂ 1. S. nobilitata nobilitata : wings very smoky, paired spot

Triscolia ardens

Identification: Forewing with three submarginal cells and a single recurrent vein which meets the posterior edge of the 2nd submarginal cell (see diagram here ). Wings very dark, violaceous; thorax entirely black; first two abdominal tergites mostly