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Issue: Vol. 5722 No. 3: 20 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5722.3.6
Page range: 408-420
Abstract views: 31
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The genus Microscolia Betrem, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliini): a new species and remarkable records from Asia

Independent Researcher; 9 Grand Rue; F-11400; Saint-Martin-Lalande; France.
Entomological Laboratory; Faculty of Agriculture; Kyushu University; 744; Motooka; Nishi-ku; Fukuoka; 819-0395; Japan.
Rue Gabriel Péri; 120; 28000 Chartres; France.
Institut Pasteur du Cambodge; Medical and Veterinary Entomology Unit; 5 Preah Monivong Boulevard; Phnom Penh; Cambodia.; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement; UMR EGCE IRD; CNRS; Université Paris Saclay 91190 Gif sur Yvette Cedex; France.
Hymenoptera biology faunistics host morphology new records Oriental region taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of the genus Microscolia Betrem, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliini) from Japan (Kyushu), Microscolia uenoi Castagnet, Mita & Cabon, sp. nov., a parasitoid of Parastasia ferrieri Nonfried, 1895 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae), is described and illustrated. Parastasia ferrieri is newly registered for Fujian Province and represents the second record for mainland China. Additionally, Microscolia kollari (Saussure, 1859) is newly reported from Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, and Microscolia hydrocephala (Micha, 1927) is newly recorded from Karnataka state (India). With these new data, the genus Microscolia is newly recorded for the Palaearctic Region (Japan: Kyushu) and for Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Biological information for M. kollari and M. uenoi sp. nov. is given, along with an illustrated identification key and updated distribution maps to facilitate their differentiation and document their geographic ranges. The biology of the genus Microscolia is clarified and discussed, and possible synonymies are discussed pending a complete revision of the genus.

 

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How to Cite

Castagnet, J.B., Mita, T., Keith, D. & Cabon, F. (2025) The genus Microscolia Betrem, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliini): a new species and remarkable records from Asia. Zootaxa, 5722 (3), 408–420. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.3.6