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]
| Campsomeris | |
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| Campsomeris vitripennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Tribe: | Campsomerini |
| Genus: | Campsomeris Lepeletier, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Campsomeris atrata[1] (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Description and identification
editCampsomeris 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
editSpecies of this genus are known from the West Indies and from Guatemala south to northern Argentina and Chile.[1]
Species
editSpecies within this genus include:[1][3][2]
- Campsomeris atrata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Campsomeris peregrina (Lepeletier, 1845)
- Campsomeris regifica (Bradley, 1945)
- Campsomeris vitripennis (Smith, 1855)
Gallery
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C. atrata photographed in the Dominican Republic.
C. peregrina museum specimen
C. vitripennis museum specimen
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References
edit- 1 2 3 4 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.
- 1 2 Golfetti, Ivan Fernandes (2023). Análise filogenética e taxonomia de Campsomerini sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliinae) da região Neotropical (PhD thesis). São Paulo, Brazil: Universidade Estadual Paulista. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ 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.
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