Female (top) and male (bottom) of Megascolia procer javanensis. Private collection, F. Turetta.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Scoliidae
Genus:
Megascolia
Species:
M. procer
Binomial name
Megascolia procer
(Illiger, 1802)
Synonyms[1]
Triscolia procer (Illiger, 1802)
Scolia procer Illiger, 1802
Megascolia procer, the giant scoliid wasp, is a solitary wasp in the family Scoliidae found across Asia. It is one of the largest wasps in the world, with a wingspan of 11.6 cm (4.6 in).[2]
^Gupta, Salil K; Jonathan, Joseph Kenneth (2003). The fauna of India and the adjacent countries / Hymenoptera: Scoliidae. Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India. pp. 135–138. ISBN 81-8171-009-6.
^Sarrazin, Michael; Vigneron, Jean Pol; Welch, Victoria; Rassart, Marie (5 November 2008). "Nanomorphology of the blue iridescent wings of a giant tropical wasp Megascolia procer javanensis (Hymenoptera)". Phys. Rev. E 78 (5): 051902. arXiv:0710.2692. Bibcode:2008PhRvE..78e1902S. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.78.051902. PMID 19113150. S2CID 30936410. Measurement scale on Figure 1.
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