Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Vespoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Family Scoliidae | |
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Scolia procera is a species of wasps belonging to the family Scoliidae.
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Description
Scolia procera can reach a length of about 46–53 millimetres (1.8–2.1 in). Males are smaller and slimmer than females and have longer antennae. These insects have a black stout body with red spots on the thorax and abdomen. The head is black with a large almost square yellow-red marking. Large red spot are present at the sides of the pronotum. The legs are hairy. The edge of the brown wings is quite wrinkled.
Behavior
These parasitic wasps are not aggressive, but their stings are very painful. Females lay their eggs on the larvae of dung beetles.
Distribution
This species occurs in Java, Borneo, and Sumatra.
References
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