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SCOLIID WASPS (INSECTA :

HYMENOPTERA : SCOLIIDAE) OF

MAHARASHTRA

Manoj Jadhav1 and S.M. Gaikwad2

1 Department of Zoology, Bhusawal Arts, Science and P.O. Nahata Commerce College,

Bhusawal- 425 201 Maharashtra, India.

2 Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur- 416 001, Maharashtra, India.

[email protected] (Corresponding author)

ABSTRACT:

Studying insect diversity is a kind of difficult task as they are known to occupy a wide range of

diverse microhabitats and contributing in ecosystem services of many kinds. To apply the

conservation strategies the comprehension of diversity is a foremost prerequisite. The present

endeavor is an attempt to study the Scoliid wasps of Maharashtra region. The present paper

mentions 18 species belonging to 8 genera of the family Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera). They

were collected from different parts of Pune and Kolhapur districts in the Northern Western Ghats

of Maharashtra. Of these, Campsomariella (Annulimeris) annulata annulata (Fabricius, 1793),

Phalerimeris phalerata turneri (Betrem, 1928), Liacos erythrosoma erythrosoma (Burmeister,

1854), Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea hindostana (Micha, 1927), Scolia (Discolia) picteti

(Saussure, 1855) and Scolia (Discolia) quadripustulata (Fabricius, 1782) are new to the Scoliid

fauna of Maharashtra state. This study also imparts the collection of Scoliid fauna reported by

some other workers previously. Synonyms and distributional data for each species are included.

Key Words: Distribution, Hymenoptera, Kolhapur, Pune, Scoliidae, Western Ghats.

INTRODUCTION:

The members of Order Hymenoptera are of great ecological and economic importance

and include both useful and injurious forms. The ecological ubiquity and dominance of bees,

wasps and ants make the order a pivotal member of most ecosystems. The Scoliid wasps of

family Scoliidae are among the most interesting wasps under this order. These wasps are

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significant ectoparasites on grubs of Scarabaeidae and sometimes Curculionidae (Coleoptera)

which are the pest of agriculture and forests besides adult wasps assist in pollination (Krombein,

1978; Gupta and Jonathan, 2003; Gadallah, 2004)1,2,3. The family Scoliidae is comparatively a

small family with cosmopolitan distribution and consists of 560 species distributed among 43

genera in two subfamilies (Osten, 2005)4.

The faunistic and taxonomic study of family Scoliidae started in India in late nineteenth

century when has given a consolidated account on Scolid wasps of India and adjacent countries

in Fauna of British India series on Hymenoptera (Bingham, 1897)5. Betrem (1928)6 brought out a

monograph on Indo-Australian Scoliidae. The monograph of Krombein (1978)1 on the Scoliidae

of southern India and Ceylonese (now Sri Lanka) can be considered as the key-stone in the

taxonomy of Indian hairy wasps. His commendable and comprehensive biosystematics work has

given detailed taxonomic information on true scoliids, raising several new taxa, re-describing

and synonymysing the existing ones. These pioneer works on Indian scoliids followed by many

workers later on in India. Jonathan and Gupta (1999a, b)7,8 studied the family Scoliidae in the

state fauna series of West Bengal and Meghalaya state respectively. Ray (2000)9 has studied the

diversity of Scoliidae wasps of Tripura. A consolidated account on Scoliidae fauna of India and

adjacent countries has given by Gupta and Jonathan (2003)2 in fauna of India series of

Zoological Survey of India. They have accounted total 79 species under 13 genera, among them

8 species and 5 subspecies are new to science. Jonathan and Gupta (2003)10 further studied the

scoliids of Sikkim. Girish Kumar and Kazmi (2008)11 have given the new distributional records

of Megacampsomeris prismatica to north-east India. Girish Kumar (2009a, b)12,13 studied the

range extension of Megascolia azuria christiana in north India and scoliids of Andhra Pradesh

respectively. Girish Kumar (2010)14 has given the checklist of Indian scoliids. The systematic

study of scoliid wasps of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary of West Bengal has been documented by

Bhattacharjee et al. (2010)15. Girish Kumar (2011)16 reported extended distribution of Scolia




(Discolia) binotata binotata in north-east India. In recent times, Girish Kumar and Sharma

(2015)17 have given an account on diversity of scoliid fauna of Rajasthan.

As regards systematic and diversity studies on hairy wasps of Maharashtra state is

inadequately known. Important early attempt was by Girish Kumar and Kazmi (2012)18, with

enumeration of 10 species of scoliids from Maharashtra. Recently, Jadhav et al. (2014)19

reported a scoliid wasp, Scolia (Discolia) fasciatopunctata dunensis Betrem, 1928 first time from

Western Ghats of India as well as from peninsular India. Subsequently, Jadhav and Gaikwad

(2014)20 documented the new geographical distribution of Megacampsomeris cochinensis

Betrem, 1928 from the Northern Western Ghats.

The present paper deals with scoliid fauna of Pune and Kolhapur districts of Northern

Western Ghats of Maharashtra state. A total of 18 species pertaining to 8 genera have been

reported from Maharashtra out of which 6 species are first time reported from the state. Out of

these two species, Micromeriella marginella marginella (Klug) and Phalerimeris madurensis

(Betrem) were not reported during present study but earlier reported from Satara and Pune

districts of Maharashtra by Girish Kumar and Kazmi (2012)18. Another two species, Scolia

fasciatopunctata dunensis Betrem and Megacampsomeris cochinensis (Betrem) were first time

reported from Maharashtra by Jadhav et al. (2014) Jadhav and Gaikwad (2014) respectively.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

The scoliids were collected at different localities in Pune and Kolhapur districts,

Maharashtra during 2012-2014. (Figure 1 and 2). They were captured by sweep net in flight.

Both the districts are located in Northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra state between 15°-19° N

and 73°-75° E, covering an area of 23327 km2. Classification, nomenclature and distributional

data of Scoliidae suggested by Gupta and Jonathan (2003) and Girish Kumar (2009) have been

followed. All the specimens properly curated, registered and deposited in National Zoological

Collections of the Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Entomology Section,

Pune (NZC, ZSI, WRC).




RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:

SYSTEMATIC LIST

Order: Hymenoptera

Suborder: Aculeata

Superfamily: Vespoidea

Family: Scoliidae (Hairy or Flower Wasps)

Subfamily: Scoliinae

Tribe: Campsomerini Betrem, 1972

1 Genus Colpacampsomeris Betrem, 1941

1. Colpacampsomeris indica deccanensis Gupta and Jonathan, 2003

2 Genus Micromeriella Betrem, 1964

2. Micromeriella marginella marginella (Klug, 1810)*

3 Genus Campsomeriella Betrem, 1941

3. Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) collaris collaris (Fabricius, 1775)

4. Campsomariella (Annulimeris) annulata annulata (Fabricius, 1793)

4 Genus Phalerimeris Betrem, 1967

5. Phalerimeris phalerata turneri (Betrem, 1928)

6. Phalerimeris madurensis (Betrem, 1928)*

5 Genus Megacampsomeris Betrem, 1928

7. Megacampsomeris reticulata (Cameron, 1892)

8. Megacampsomeris cochinensis (Betrem, 1928)

Tribe: Scoliini Betrem, 1972

6 Genus Liacos Guerin, 1838

9. Liacos erythrosoma erythrosoma (Burmeister, 1854)

7 Genus Megascolia Betrem, 1927

10. Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea hindostana (Micha, 1927)

8 Genus Scolia Fabricius, 1775

11. Scolia (Discolia) affinis (Guerin, 1838)

12. Scolia (Discolia) bilunata (de Saussure, 1858)

13. Scolia (Discolia) binotata binotata (Fabricius, 1804)




14. Scolia (Discolia) cruenta (Klug, 1805)

15. Scolia (Discolia) cyanipennis Fabricius, 1804

16. Scolia (Discolia) fasciatopunctata dunensis Betrem, 1928

17. Scolia (Discolia) picteti (Saussure, 1855)

18. Scolia (Discolia) quadripustulata (Fabricius, 1782)

(Note: * not reported during present study)

1. Colpacampsomeris indica deccanensis Gupta and Jonathan, 2003

(Plate I: Image 1)

1897. Scolia indica Saussure, Bingham, Fauna of Brit. India, Hym., 1 : 84 (Material from Travancore,

Kerala).

2003. Colpacampsomeris indica deccanensis Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent

countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae: 28. Holotype Female, India: Mudigere (NZSI).

Material Examined: 1 female, Lenyadri, Junnar Taluk, Pune, 14.04.2012, NZC, ZSI, WRC,

Ent.6/122, coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.

Remarks: The specimens were only reported from Kolhapur district of Maharashtra around 27

years later. (Gupta and Jonathan, 2003).

2. Micromeriella marginella marginella (Klug, 1810)

Remarks : Reported from Satara and Pune districts by Kumar and Kazmi (2012)

3. Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) collaris collaris (Fabricius, 1775)

(Plate I: Image 2)

1775. Tiphia collaris Fabricius, Syst. Ent., : 354; Female, coast of Malabar (type in Copenhagen

Museum).

2003. Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) collaris collaris Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the

adjacent countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 45.

Material Examined: 1 female, Dimbhe dam and around, Dimbhe, Ambegaon, Pune, 20.4.2012,

NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/131 and 1 male, Sandbhorwadi, Rajgurunagar, Pune, 15.6.2012, NZC,

ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/226 coll. M.J. Jadhav.




Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat,

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya,

Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Elsewhere: Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Remarks: This is one of the most common and abundant scoliids of India distributed in most

parts of country.

4. Campsomariella (Annulimeris) annulata annulata (Fabricius, 1793)

(Plate I: Image 3)

1793. Tiphia annulata Fabricius, Ent. Syst., 2 : 225. Female, China, (Type in Copenhagen Museum).

2003. Campsomeriella (Annulimeris) annulata annulata (Fabricius) : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India

and the adjacent countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 54.

Material Examined: 1 male, Golewadi, Sinhagad forest, Haveli, Pune, 23.11.2012, NZC, ZSI,

WRC, Ent.6/227 coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,

Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttaranchal and West Bengal.

Elsewhere: China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal and Taiwan.

Remarks: First time reported from Maharashtra also constitutes to the first report from Western

Ghats. Earlier distribution of this species was restricted to northern and eastern parts of the

country.

5. Phalerimeris phalerata turneri (Betrem, 1928)

(Plate I: Image 4)

1928. Campsomeris (Dielis) phalerata turneri Betrem, Treubia, 9 (suppl.): 104, Female, Male; Sri Lanka,

southern India (new name for the misidenfied female allotype of Campsomeris ceylonica Kirby).

2003. Phalerimeris phalerata turneri (Betrem) : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent

countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 74, 75.

Material Examined: 1 female, Golewadi, Sinhagad forest, Haveli, Pune, 23.11.2012, NZC, ZSI,

WRC, Ent.6/225 and 1 female, Karul Ghat, Gaganbavda, Kolhapur, 17.3.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC,





Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra,

Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.

Elsewhere: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal Taiwan, and Thailand.

Remarks: This subspecies is first time reported from Maharashtra during present study.

6. Phalerimeris madurensis (Betrem, 1928)

Remarks : Reported from Satara district by Girish Kumar and Kazmi (2012)

7. Megacampsomeris reticulata (Cameron, 1892)

(Plate II: Image 1)

1892. Elis (Dielis) reticulata Cameron, Mem. Proc. Manch. Lit. Phil. Soc., 5 (4): 109. Male, India: Pune

(HDEO).

2003. Megacampsomeris reticulata (Cameron) : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent

countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 81-83.

Material Examined: 1 male, Barki, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur, 23.8.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC,

Ent.6/322, Gopal Raut; 1 male, Gothane village, Panhala, Kolhapur, 25.8.2013, NZC, ZSI,

WRC, Ent.6/323; 1 male, Asandoli village, Gaganbavda, Kolhapur, 25.8.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC,

Ent.6/324; 1 male, Forest trail on southeast of Pawana Dam, Mawal, Pune, 18.7.2012, NZC, ZSI,

WRC, Ent.6/325; 2 males, Dehu village, Haveli, Pune, 2.10.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/343; 2

males, Sinhagad forest, Haveli, Pune, 5.10.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/344 and 1 male, 1 km

from Diksal, on Diksal-Bhigvan road, Daund, Pune, 24.4.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/440,

coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka,

Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

Remarks: This species is widely distributed in India.

8. Megacampsomeris cochinensis (Betrem, 1928)

(Plate II: Image 2)

1928. Campsomeris (Megacampsomeris) cochinensis Betrem, Treubia, 9 (suppl.): 80, 151. Male.

Parambikulam, Kerala (holotype in Z.S.I., Culcutta)




2003. Megacampsomeris cochinensis (Betrem) : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent

countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 96-98.

Remarks: First time reported from Maharashtra. (Jadhav & Gaikwad, 2014).

9. Liacos erythrosoma erythrosoma (Burmeister, 1854)

(Plate II: Image 3)

1854. Scolia erythrosoma Burmeister, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle, 1 : 15. Male, Padang, Sumatra (holotype

in Halle Museum).

2003. Liacos erythrosoma erythrosoma (Burmeister) : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 106-109.

Material Examined: 1 female, Margasani, Velhe, Pune, 7.3.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/330,

coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, Manipur, Kerala, Sikkim, and

West Bengal.

Elsewhere: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand.

Remarks: First time reported from Northern Western Ghats.

10. Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea hindostana (Micha, 1927)

(Plate II: Image 4)

1927. Triscolia azurea hindostana Micha, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 13 : 121-122; Female, Male; South India, Madurai, Shen-Bagamur (types in Berlin Museum).

2003. Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea hindostana (Micha) : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 147, 148.

Material Examined: 1 female, Chandgad, Kolhapur, 01.08.2012, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/397,

Dr. S.M. Gaikwad; 1 female, 1 km from Diksal, on Diksal-Bhigvan road, Daund, Pune,

24.4.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/441, coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.

Remarks: First time reported from Northern Western Ghats and Maharashtra as well.

11. Scolia (Discolia) affinis (Guerin, 1838)

(Plate III: Image 1)

1838. Scolia affinis Guerin, Voy, Coq. : 254. Female, Male, Senegal (types in Paris museum).

2003. Scolia (Discolia) affinis Guerin: Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India, Hymenoptera : Scoliidae.,

176-179.




Material Examined: 1 female, Gothane village, Panhala, Kolhapur, 25.8.2013, NZC, ZSI,

WRC, Ent.6/321; 1 female, Katraj Ghat, Haveli, Pune, 15.9.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/331; 1

female, Sinhagad forest, Haveli, Pune, 5.10.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/342; 1 female, Shivaji

University Campus, Karveer, Kolhapur, 21.2.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/391; 1 male,

Kalamba, Karveer, Kolhapur, 22.2.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/392; 1 female, Forest trail at

Gupt-Bhima, Bhimashankar, Ambegaon, Pune, 5.7.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/497 all coll.

M.J. Jadhav; 1 female and 1 male, Barki, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur, 23.8.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC,

Ent.6/320, Gopal Raut; 1 female, Barki, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur, 15.8.2013, NZC, ZSI, WRC,

Ent.6/390 and 1 male, Barki, Shahuwadi Taluk, Kolhapur, 11.1.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC,

Ent.6/393, coll. S.M. Gaikwad.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh,

Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya,

Nagaland, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and

West Bengal.

Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Remarks: This is one of the most widespread and abundant scoliids of India distributed in

nearly all parts of country.

12. Scolia (Discolia) bilunata (de Saussure, 1858)


1858. Scolia (Lacosi) bilunata Saussure, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (3) 6 : 212. Male, Nepal (types in Berlin

Museum).

2003. Scolia (Discolia) bilunata Saussure : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India, Hymenoptera :

Scoliidae., 204-207.

Material Examined: 2 females, On way to Bhimashankar, Ambegaon, Pune, 20.4.2012, NZC,

ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/206; 1 male, Forest trail on southeast of Pawana Dam, Mawal, Pune,

18.7.2012, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/326; 1 male, Panhala fort, Panhala, Kolhapur, 23.2.2014,

NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/395 all coll. M.J. Jadhav.




Distribution: India: Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab,

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Elsewhere: Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Remarks: This scoliid is well distributed in India from north-east to south-east India as well as

from western parts of country.

13. Scolia (Discolia) binotata binotata (Fabricius, 1804)


1804. Scolia binotata Fabricius, Syst. Peiz.: 244. Male, Tranquebar (Type in Copenhagen museum).

2003. Scolia (Discolia) binotata binotata Fabricius : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India, Hymenoptera :


Material Examined: 1 Female, Panhala fort, Panhala Taluk, Kolhapur, 16/12/2012, ZSUK/2,

coll. S.M. Gaikwad.

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala,

Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, &

West Bengal.

Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.

Remarks: This scoliid is well distributed in India.

14. Scolia (Discolia) cruenta (Klug, 1805)

1805. Scolia analis Klug, Beitr. Naturk., 1 : 36. Female, India: Pune (holotype in Berlin Museum) (nec

Fabricius, 1804).

2003. Scolia (Discolia) cruenta Klug : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent countries,

Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 209-212.

Material Examined: 1 female, Near Khadakvasla water reservoir, Khadakvasla, Haveli, Pune,

9.9.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/515 coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,

Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.




Remarks: This species is well distributed throughout India.

15. Scolia (Discolia) cyanipennis (Fabricius, 1804)


1804. Scolia cyanipennis Fabricius, Syst. Piez. : 244. Female, Tranquebar (types in Copenhagen

Museum).

2003. Scolia (Discolia) bilunata Saussure : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India, Hymenoptera :


Material Examined: 1 female, Rankala, Kolhapur, Karveer, Kolhapur, 27.09.2014, NZC, ZSI,

WRC, Ent.6/517, coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu

and West Bengal.


Remarks: This species is distributed throughout India.

16. Scolia (Discolia) fasciatopunctata dunensis Betrem, 1928

(Plate IV: Image 1)

1928. Scolia (Scolia) dunensis Betrem, Treubia, 9 (suppl.): 251, (key), (des.). Male, Dehra Dun, India

(holotype in Z.S.I., Calcutta).

2003. Scolia (Discolia) fasciatopunctata dunensis (Betrem) : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the

adjacent countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 216.

Remarks: First time reported from Western Ghats. (Jadhav et al. 2014).

17. Scolia (Discolia) picteti (Saussure, 1855)

(Plate IV: Image 2)

1855. Scolia (Lacosi) picteti Saussure, Mem .Soc. Phys. Hist. nat. Geneve, 14 :42. Female. Indes

Orientales (holotype in Geneva Museum).

1978. Scolia (discolia) picteti Saussure : Krombein, Smithsonian Contr. Zool., 283 :47-48. Female, Male;

Shri Lanka (previously unknown male described).

Material Examined: 1 female, Shivneri Fort, Junnar, Pune, 1.5.2014, NZC, ZSI, WRC,


Distribution: India: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu.





Remarks: First time reported from Maharashtra as well as from Northern Western Ghats.

18. Scolia (Discolia) quadripustulata (Fabricius, 1782)

(Plate IV: Image 3)

1782. Scolia 4-pustulata Fabricius, Spec. Ins., 1: 453. Male, Malabar, India (holotype in British Museum).

2003. Scolia (Discolia) quadripustulata Fabricius : Gupta and Jonathan, Fauna of India and the adjacent countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae : 217-220.

Material Examined: 1 female, Sandbhorwadi village, Rajgurunagar, Pune, 15.06.2012, NZC,

ZSI, WRC, Ent.6/237, coll. M.J. Jadhav.

Distribution: India: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu,

Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.


Remarks: First time reported from Maharashtra as well as Northern Western Ghats.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Authors are grateful to the Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata and

Officer-in charge, ZSI, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra for constant support and

providing research facilities. Our thanks are also due to Principal, Bhusawal Arts, Science and

P.O. Nahata Commerce College, Bhusawal and Head, Department of Zoology, Shivaji

University, Kolhapur for constant encouragements.

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PLATE I




Image 1 Colpacampsomeris indica

deccanensis Gupta and Jonathan, 2003 ♀

Image 2 Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella)

collaris collaris (Fabricius, 1775) ♀

Image 3 Campsomariella (Annulimeris)

annulata annulata (Fabricius, 1793) ♂

Image 4 Phalerimeris phalerata turneri

(Betrem, 1928) ♀




PLATE II

Image 1 Megacampsomeris

reticulata (Cameron, 1892) ♀

Image 2 Megacampsomeris

cochinensis (Betrem, 1928) ♀

Image 3 Liacos erythrosoma

erythrosoma (Burmeister, 1854) ♀

Image 4 Megascolia (Regiscolia)

azurea hindostana (Micha, 1927)

♀




PLATE III

Image 1 Scolia (Discolia) affinis

(Guerin, 1838) ♀

Image 2 Scolia (Discolia) binotata

binotata (Fabricius, 1804) ♀

Image 3 Scolia (Discolia) bilunata

(de Saussure, 1858) ♂

Image 4 Scolia (Discolia)

cyanipennis Fabricius, 1804 ♀




PLATE IV


fasciatopunctata dunensis Betrem, 1928

♀

Image 2 Scolia (Discolia) picteti

(Saussure, 1855) ♀


quadripustulata (Fabricius, 1782)

♀


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