Biology:Campsomeris
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Short description: Genus of wasps
| Campsomeris | |
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| Campsomeris vitripennis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Tribe: | Campsomerini |
| Genus: | Campsomeris Lepeletier, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Campsomeris atrata[1] (Fabricius, 1775)
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Campsomeris is a Neotropical genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps. They are generally parasites of beetle larvae, most often of Scarabaeidae.[2]
Description and identification
Campsomeris are large wasps with completely black bodies in both sexes, including the setae and hind tibial spurs. The wings may be hyaline, orange, or violaceous depending on the species.[1]
Distribution
Species of this genus are known from the West Indies and from Guatemala south to northern Argentina and Chile.[1]
Species
Species within this genus include:[1][3]
- Campsomeris atrata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Campsomeris dohrni (Mantero, 1903)
- Campsomeris peregrina (Lepeletier, 1845)
- Campsomeris vitripennis (Smith, 1855)
Gallery
C. atrata photographed in the Dominican Republic.
C. peregrina museum specimen
C. vitripennis museum specimen
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bradley, James Chester (1957). "The Taxa of Campsomeris (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) Occurring in the New World". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 83 (2): 65–77.
- ↑ Grissell, Eric E. (2007). "Scoliid Wasps of Florida, Campsomeris, Scolia and Trielis spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)". University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN74500.pdf.
- ↑ Osten, T. (2005). "Checkliste der Dolchwespen der Welt (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). Teil 1: Proscoliinae und Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Teil 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Teil 3: Literatur" (in de). Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg 62 (220–221): 1–62. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Ber-Naturf-Ges-Augsburg_062_2005_0001-0062.pdf. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
Wikidata ☰ Q22286987 entry
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