Colpa is a genus of scoliid wasp.[1]

Colpa
Colpa sexmaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scoliidae
Subfamily: Scoliinae
Genus: Colpa
Dufour, 1841
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Trielis Saussure, 1863
  • Campsoscolia Betrem, 1922

Taxonomy and phylogeny

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Despite historical treatment under the tribe Campsomerini, phylogenetic analysis revealed the genus to instead be sister to the tribe Scoliini. As a result, it was excluded from Campsomerini. Two possibilities were presented, pending results on the placement of Guigliana and Dasyscolia: either to treat a third tribe, Colpini, or to transfer the genera to Scoliini.[3]

Species

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There are 24 species recognized in this genus:[1]

Subgenus Colpa (Carbonelis)

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Subgenus Colpa (Colpa)

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Subgenus Colpa (Crioscolia)

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Subgenus Colpa (Heterelis)

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Subgenus Colpa (Junodelis)

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Subgenus Colpa (Nyaselis)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Osten, T. (2005). "Checkliste der Dolchwespen der Welt (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). Teil 1: Proscoliinae und Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Teil 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Teil 3: Literatur" [Checklist of the Scoliidae of the World. Part 1: Proscoliinae and Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Part 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Part 3: Literature] (PDF). Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg (in German). 62 (220–221): 1–62. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ Krombein, Karl V. (1979). "Scoliidae". In Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D. (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 1316.
  3. ^ Khouri, Z.; Gillung, J.P.; Kimsey, L.S. (2022). "The evolutionary history of mammoth wasps (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)". bioRxiv 10.1101/2022.01.24.474473.