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Campsomeris

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Campsomeris
Campsomeris vitripennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)

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

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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

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Species of this genus are known from the West Indies and from Guatemala south to northern Argentina and Chile.[1]

Species

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Species within this genus include:[1][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. JSTOR 25077743.
  2. ^ Grissell, Eric E. (2007). "Scoliid Wasps of Florida, Campsomeris, Scolia and Trielis spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)" (PDF). Featured Creatures, DPI Entomology Circulars 179 and 185. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ 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 2020-08-20.