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S. K. GUPTA J.K. 0 a HAN This Volume Deals with the Family Scoliidae Which Belongs to Aculeate Group of Hymenoptera s. K. GUPTA J.K. 0 A HAN This volume deals with the family Scoliidae which belongs to Aculeate group of Hymenoptera. It forms one of the most important ectoparasitoid group of Hymenoptera. This group constitutes more than 17% of the world fauna. The member of this family are cor:nmonly known as hairy wasps, usually black in colour, marked with spots or bands of yellow, white or red. Their wings are usually with metallic iridescence. The vestiture varies from black, white to entirely golden or reddish. These wasps in length may range from 5 to 50 mm. This volume deals with two tribes of subfamily Scoliinae of the family Scoliidae. The other subfamily ProscoIiinae is restricted to Greece and Armenia. The Scoliinae is represented by tribes: Campsomerini and Scoliini. As a result of this study 79 species/ subspecies under 19 genera have been reported from Indian subregion. Of these, eight species and five subspecies are new to science. This fauna volume will help in identification of various species, their distribution and relationship with other allied species. It is hoped that many of these may be econOmically exploited for the control of noxious insect pest species. FAUNA OF INDIA AND THE ADJACENT COUNTRIES HYMENOPTERA: SCOLIIDAE s. K. GUPTA Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Station, Dehradun J. K. JONATHAN Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053 Edited by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata Zoological Survey of India Kolkata CITATION Gupta, S. K. and Jonathan, J. K. 2003. Fauna of Ir!diq and the adjacent countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae, 1.... 277 (Published by the Director, Zool Surv. India, Kolkata) Published: July, 2003 ISBN 81-8171-009-6 © Govt. of India, 2003 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • No part of this publication may be reprOduced, stored in 8 retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. • This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade, be lent, re-sold hired out or otherwise disposed of without the publisher's consent, in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published. • The correct price of this publication is the price printed on this page. Any revised price indicated by a rubber stamp or by a sticker or by any other means is incorrect and should be unacceptable. PRICE India: Rs. 500.00 Foreign: $(US) 30; £ 25 Published at the Publication Division by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, 234/4, AJC Bose Road, 2nd MSO Building, (13th Floor), Nizam Palace, Kolkata-700 020 and printed at Calcutta Repro Graphics, Kolkata-700 006 FOREWORD This Fauna of India volume on Family Scoliidae (Hymenoptera : Aculeata) belong to an important group of insects, whose members are mostly beneficial to mankind. After the publication of Bingham's (1897) and Morley's (1913) volumes on Fauna of British India, this is the first volume in the series of fauna of India on Hymenoptera. This volume is an up-to-date taxonomic revision of the Family Scoliidae from India and adjacent countries. The authors have made extensive and intensive surveys of various parts of India to collect specimens of this family and also borrowed material from various institutions and museums from India and abroad. The types of most taxa were examined and their identity confirmed. The present fauna volume deals with the taxonomic revision of 79 species and subspecies under 13 genera of family Scoliidae. Of these, eight species and five subspecies are new to science. Besides taxonomic account of various taxa, keys to tribes, genera subgenera, species and subspecies have been provided for easy identification. The distribution tables, maps, illustrations of morphological characters are also given. The members of this family are ectoparasitoides, on the larvae of Scarabaeidae : Coleoptera. It is hoped, this volume will assist scientific workers in identification of these economically important insects that may find use in the biological control of insect pests. J.R.B. Alfred July, 2003 Director Kolkata Zoological Survey of India PREFACE The present study is a critical taxonomic revision of the family Scoliidae (Hymenoptera : Aculeata). The family Scoliidae is a group of fossorial aculeate wasps of Solitary habits. The members of this family are commonly known as hairy wasps, usually black in colour, marked with spots or bands of yellow, white or red. Their wings are usually dark with a metallic iridescence. The vestiture varies from black, white to entirely golden or reddish'. These wasps may range from 5 to 35 mm in length and may measure up to 50 mm. This study is based on extensive survey and collection of study material from different parts of India, including A & N, Lakshadweep islands and material including types, available in the National Zoological Collection of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata and its various Regional Stations. These collections were supplemented by borrowing types and unidentified material from a number of Indian and Foreign institutions and museums. In addition, specimens from Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand were also available for this study to make the study complete. John Christian Fabricius (1775) described 12 species of true scoliids in his volume 'Systema ~ntomologiae' Bingham (1897) in his ~"launa of British India, Hymenoptera, volume I, gave a consolidated account of the Family Scoliidae from India, including Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Bingham's fauna volume contained an account of 53 species under the genera Scolia, Elis and Liacos. The present study is based on the superfamily classification proposed by Brothers (1975) who emphasised an alignment of scoliidae with traditional Vespoid groups : Masaridae, Eumenidae and Vespidae. The family Scoliidae is considered here comprising two subfamilies: Proscoliinae Rasnitsyn and Scoliinae Latreille as redifined by Day et.aZ (1981). The Proscoliinae is represented by a single genus Proscolia Rasnitsyn, restricted to Greece and Armenia, the Scoliinae is divisible into two tribes, viz., Campsomereni and Scoliini. The members of these two tribes are distributed throughout world and are represent by about 35 genera and 450 species. As a result of this study a total of 79 species under 13 genera have been reported from the Indian subregion. (vi) The members of the family Scoliidae are ectoparasitoides and parasitize mainly the larvae of Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) in the soil. Because of their parasitic habits, it may be possible to exploit many of these for biological control of insect pests. We are indebted to Dr. J.R.B. Alfred, Director, Zoological Survey of India, for provid.~ng necessary facilities to carry out this research work. We are thankful to Dr. G.S. Arora, Jt. Director (Retired) and Dr. Arun Kumar, Addl. Director, Northern Regional Station, ZSI, Dehra Dun. We are grateful to persons and authorities of various Museums and Institutions in India and abroad (as detailed in the' text ) for genorous loan of material, supply of literature and various informations to complete this study. We are thankful to Shri Rati Ram, P.P.D. for helping us in various ways. s. K. Gupta J. K. Jonathan CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................................................... 3 MATERIAL AND METHODS .................................................................................. 5 MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS OF TAXONOMIC IMPORTANCE ................ 7 THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE FAMILY SCOLIIDAE ............................... 15 SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT ............................................................................................ 18 Family SCOLIIDAE .............................................................................................. 18 Subfamily SCOLIINAE ................................................................................................. 19 I. Tribe Campsomerini ......................................................................................... 20 1. Genus Colpacampsomeris Betrem ............................................................. 24 1. Colpacampsomeris indica (Saussure) ...................................................... 26 (a) C. indica indica (Saussure) .......................................................................... 27 (b) C. indica deccanensis, subsp. nov ................................................................ 28 2. Colpacalnpsolneris peterseni, sp. nov ................................................................ 30 2. Genus Tristimeris Betrem ........................................................................... 31 1. Tristimeris jauana (Lepeletier) ............................................................... 33 (b) T jauana albopilQsa, subsp. nov ........................................................... 33 3. Genus Micromeriella Betrem ........................................................... " . 36 1. Micromeriella marginella (Klug) ................................................................ 37 (a) M. marginella marginella (Klug) .......................................................... 37 4. Genus Campsomeriella Betrem .......................................................... 41 1. Subgenus Campsomeriella Betrem ............................................................ 43 1. Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella)
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