Colpa

Colpa is a genus of scoliid wasp.^[1]

Colpa
Colpa sexmaculata
Scientific classification
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

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

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

Subgenus Colpa (Carbonelis)

• Colpa carbonaria (Klug, 1832)
• Colpa siderea (Costa, 1893)

Subgenus Colpa (Colpa)

• Colpa klugii (Vander Linden, 1827)
• Colpa octomaculata octomaculata (Say, 1823)
• Colpa octomaculata hermione (Banks, 1912)
• Colpa octomaculata texensis (Saussure, 1858)
• Colpa octomaculata xantiana (Saussure, 1864)^[4]
• Colpa pollenifera (Viereck, 1906)
• Colpa sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781)

Subgenus Colpa (Crioscolia)

• Colpa alcione (Banks, 1917)
• Colpa flammicoma (Bradley, 1928)
• Colpa moricei (Saunders, 1910)
• Colpa punctum (Saussure, 1891)
• Colpa tartara tartara (Saussure, 1880)
• Colpa tartara mongoiica (Morawitz, 1889)

Subgenus Colpa (Heterelis)

• Colpa braunsi (Turner, 1912)
• Colpa expeditionis Betrem, 1972
• Colpa massadae Osten, 2002
• Colpa mima (du Buysson, 1897)
• Colpa pardalina (Gerstaecker, 1857)
• Colpa quinquecincta quinquecincta (Fabricius, 1793)
• Colpa quinquecincta maroccana (Gribodo, 1895)
• Colpa quinquecincta occidentalis (Betrem & Bradley, 1972)
• Colpa quinquecincta rudaba (Kirby, 1889)
• Colpa schulthessi Betrem, 1972
• Colpa stigma (Saussure, 1859)
• Colpa technowi (Turner, 1919)

Subgenus Colpa (Junodelis)

• Colpa junodi Betrem & Bradley, 1972
• Colpa loveridgei Betrem, 1972
• Colpa voiensis Betrem, 1972

Subgenus Colpa (Nyaselis)

• Colpa nyasensis Betrem, 1972

Gallery

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  Colpa octomaculata hermione female
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  Colpa octomaculata hermione male
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  Colpa octomaculata octomaculata female
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  Colpa octomaculata texensis female
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  Colpa octomaculata texensis male
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  Colpa octomaculata xantiana female
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  Colpa quinquecincta occidentalis female
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  Colpa quinquecincta occidentalis male
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  Colpa quinquecincta quinquecincta female
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  Colpa quinquecincta quinquecincta males
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  Colpa sexmaculata female
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  Colpa sexmaculata male