The most primitive Scoliidae (Hymenoptera)

1981/08/01 by Michael C. Day, George R. Else, David Morgan +1
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Fossil Insects in Amber #Plant and animal studies #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

paper · doi:10.1080/00222938100770471

Abstract

Summary The subfamily Proscoliinae Rasnitsyn, 1977, (Scoliidae) was based on a single male from Armenia. Following discovery of a second species known from both sexes, the Proscoliinae and Scoliinae are redefined as subfamilies of Scoliidae, and keyed. The new species is described and figured; biological observations are given. The relationships of Scoliidae are discussed in the light of recent work. Taxonomic observations are made on the genera Colpa Dufour, 1841 (Scoliidae; Scoliinae) and Paramyzine Berg, 1898 (= Menius Buysson, 1898) (Tiphiidae; Anthoboscinae); new generic and specific synonymies are recorded.

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