SCOLIA. 



Genus SCOLIA. 



Scolica, Fabr. Si/st. Ent. p. 355 (1775). 

 Tipbia, pt., Fabr. Ent. ISyst. ii, p. 223 (1793). 

 Scolia, pt., Smith, Cat. iii, p. 85 (1855). 



Scolia (subgen. Triscolia and Di.«icolia), Sauss. Sf Sieh. Cat. Scot. 

 p. 14 (1864). 



Fig. 13. — Scolia ( Triscolia) h<Bmorrhoidalis, ^ • f- 



Type, S.flavifrons, Fabr. 



Range. Botli hemispheres. 



Characters those of the family *. Fore wing with one radial and 

 tliree (subgenus Triscolia=- Scolia vera) or two (subgenus Discolia) 

 cubital cells and one recurrent nervure. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Fore wino' with three cubital cells. 



a. Head, thorax, and abdomen entirely black, 

 without yellow or red markings; wings 

 dark fuscous. 

 a'. Vertex of head and disc of mesonotum 



closely punctured S. tiudafti, p. 74 



b'. Vertex of head and disc of mesonotum 

 smooth, polished, with only a few 

 scattered punctures. 

 a'-. Basal half of 1st abdominal segment 

 smooth, polished, with very few 

 scattered punctures ; wings fuscous 

 with a brilliant green effulgence .... 5. ojMilina, p. 75. 

 i^. Basal half of the 1st abdominal seg- 

 ment coarsely and rather closely 

 punctured; wings fuscous with violet 

 and purple ellulgence S. tt/rianthina, p. 75. 



* Properly Scolia, Elifi, and Liacos constitute but one genus, with varying 

 wing neuration ; but as this is remarkably constant in eacb of tlie divisions, it 

 is convenient to regard the differences as generic. For tlie purpose of dis- 

 tinguishing the three genera, the number and form of the recurrent nervures 

 in the fore wing have been chosen. 



