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Megascolia
Sign in to saveMegascolia is a genus of large solitary pollinating insect from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under Megascolia include some of the world's largest insects. They are parasitoids of large Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle Oryctes nasicornis and Atlas beetle Chalcosoma atlas.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Scoliidae
- Collections
- USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Italy
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Subgenus ''Megascolia''
- Subgenus ''Regiscolia''
- References
Megascolia is a genus of large solitary pollinating insect from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under Megascolia include some of the world's largest insects. They are parasitoids of large Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle Oryctes nasicornis and Atlas beetle Chalcosoma atlas.
==Species== The following species are classified in the genus Megascolia which is further divided into two subgenera, Megascolia and Regiscolia:
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