Pygodasis

Pygodasis
	Pygodasis quadrimaculata female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Scoliidae
Subfamily:	Campsomerinae
Genus:	Pygodasis; Bradley, 1957

Pygodasis is a New World genus of wasps in the family Scoliidae (scoliid wasps), formerly treated as a subgenus within Campsomeris.^[1]

Description and identification[edit]

Pygodasis are large wasps with an entirely black head, thorax, and tibial spurs. The abdomen is black, often with either yellow to orange spots or bands on the second and third tergites. The setae are usually black but in some species may be white or a mix of black and white. The wings may be hyaline, yellowish, or violaceous depending on the species.^[2]

Distribution[edit]

Species of this genus occur from the United States south to Argentina.^[2]

Species[edit]

Species within this genus include:^[3]

Pygodasis bistrimaculata (Lepeletier, 1845)
Pygodasis cineraria (Sichel, 1864)
Pygodasis columbiensis (Bradley, 1945)
Pygodasis cristata (Bradley, 1945)
Pygodasis ephippium (Say, 1837) – saddleback scoliid wasp
Pygodasis hyalina (de Saussure, 1864)
Pygodasis ianthina (Bradley, 1945)
Pygodasis lucasi (de Saussure, 1858)
Pygodasis quadrimaculata (Fabricus, 1775) – large four-spotted scoliid wasp
Pygodasis spegazzini (Bréthes, 1910)
Pygodasis terrestris (de Saussure, 1858)
Pygodasis veroninae (Schrottky, 1910)
Pygodasis vespiformis (de Saussure, 1858)
Pygodasis vittata (Sichel, 1864)

Gallery[edit]

P. bistrimaculata photographed in Argentina.
P. ephippium ephippium photographed in Nuevo León, Mexico.
P. ephippium wagneriana photographed in Ecuador.
P. quadrimaculata photographed in Florida.
P. terrestris photographed in Argentina.

References[edit]

^ Khouri, Z.; Gillung, J.P.; Kimsey, L.S. (2022). "The evolutionary history of mammoth wasps (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)". bioRxiv 10.1101/2022.01.24.474473.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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 2019-07-18.

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[Khouri-1] Khouri, Z.; Gillung, J.P.; Kimsey, L.S. (2022). "The evolutionary history of mammoth wasps (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)". bioRxiv 10.1101/2022.01.24.474473.

[Bradley_1957-2] 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.

[Osten_2005-3] 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 2019-07-18.

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