A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China

Liu, Zhen; Achterberg, C. van; He, Jun-Hua

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1

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“…Of the four genera within Campsomerini, the generic status seems to be supported by the phylogenetic analysis of the COI sequences, as the branches representing each genus are clearly separated from each other (Figure 1). Genera Phalerimeris Betrem, Micromeriella Betrem, and Sericocampsomeris Betrem previously were all elevated from subgenera of Campsomeris [18]. In this study, these genera are all represented by one species but with multiple specimens collected from various localities and form their own clusters that are clearly separated from each other on the ML tree.…”

Section: Tribe Campsomerinimentioning

confidence: 51%

“…Studies have found that COI has a low signal for phylogenetic analysis above the genus level [31]. Morphologically, the interrelationships within Scoliini are also unclear, for example, genera such as Carinoscolia, Megascolia and Liacos share many similarities and were treated as subgenera of Scolia in the past [18]. However, each species (some are represented by multiple specimens) recovered on the tree are clearly separated from all neighboring species and are identical to the number of species identified based on morphological characters, suggesting that the species in question can be identified unambiguously by DNA barcoding.…”

Section: Tribe Scoliinimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The male of this species can be recognized by the presence of a distinct antero-median tubercle on the first abdominal tergite [32], as well as by the large degree of yellow maculation including the obvious markings on mesoscutum, mesopleurum, scutellum, propodeum and femura. Scolia (Discolia) watanabei (Matsumura, 1912) is a polytypic species that is widely distributed in China, India, Japan and Myanmar [18]. The male of this species is easily confused with the males of S. oculata (Matsumura) and S. hirta (Schrank).…”

Section: Tribe Scoliinimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Solia superciliaris is also a polytypic species that is widely distributed in China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam [18]. It is one of the most abundant species collected from southern China during this campaign.…”

Section: Tribe Scoliinimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite their great importance, in the past few decades there have been few studies on this group from China since the rather comprehensive revisions of the Chinese Scoliidae made by Betrem [16,17]. Recently, Liu et al [18] listed 1 subfamily (Scoliinae), 2 tribes (Campsomerini and Scoliini), 11 genera and 52 extant species in China, which provided a clearer view of the Chinese fauna. However, due to so many (overlapping) subspecies and varieties, many scoliid subspecies have been recognized merely on the basis of subtle color variations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Tackling the Taxonomic Challenges in the Family Scoliidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) Using an Integrative Approach: A Case Study from Southern China

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Wang

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Species of the family Scoliidae are larval parasitoids of scarabaeoid beetles and pollinators of various plants. Despite their great importance in pest biological control and plant pollination, the taxonomy and systematics of these parasitoids are far from clear. Some species of the family are extremely morphologically similar and difficult to identify, especially in males. In this study, an integrative taxonomic approach, combining morphology and molecular data, was used to discriminate the species of Scoliidae from southern China. In total, 52 COI sequences belonging to 22 morphospecies of 9 genera in two tribes were obtained. The COI sequences worked well for the identification of all the studied species, with intraspecific genetic distances generally less than 2%, while interspecific distances ranged between 5.3% and 20.8%. The delimitations of the problematic species and subspecies of Scolia and Megacampsomeris are well solved by COI sequences, suggesting that DNA barcoding could be a useful identification tool for Scoliidae. Based on both morphological and molecular evidence, we discovered one undescribed cryptic species of the polytypic species Solia (Discolia) superciliaris Saussure, 1864, five newly recorded species, i.e., Scolia (Discolia) sikkimensis Bingham, 1896, Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta and Jonathan, 1989, Megacampsomeris asiatica (Saussure, 1858), Megacampsomeris pulchrivestita (Cameron, 1902) and Megacampsomeris shillongensis (Betrem, 1928) and one pending subspecies of Scolia (Discolia) watanabei (Matsumura, 1912) from China. Our study indicates that such an integrative approach, combing both molecular and morphological evidence, is a potent tool to tackle the taxonomic challenges in the family Scoliidae, or even, in other diverse groups of Aculeata, of which sexual dimorphism and cryptic species are common.

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Section: Tribe Campsomerinimentioning

confidence: 51%

Section: Tribe Scoliinimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Tribe Scoliinimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Tribe Scoliinimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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