The Mammoth wasp (Megascolia maculata) is a sporadic introduced species in the Netherlands [Nederlands Soortenregister]. The species has two sub-species that can be identified based on the following characters [Tischendorf et al. 2020]:
- geographical area
- morphological characters
Geographical area
Area | Sub-species |
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Western Mediterranean (Italy to Portugal) | Megascolia maculata flavifrons |
Western Mediterranean | Megascolia maculata maculata |
Southern France | Overlapp of the sub-species |
Morphological characters
hair colouration on mesoscutum and last abdominal tergite | Sub-species |
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black | Megascolia maculata flavifrons |
red | Megascolia maculata maculata |
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Nederlands Soortenregister Nederlands SoortenregisterTischendorf et al. 2020 TISCHENDORF, Stefan; DIETERICH, Dorothea. Nachweis der Dolchwespe Megascolia maculata (Drury 773) in Hessen (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). AMPULEX, 2020, 18.