Xyela tricolor Norton, 1862: 144 Megaxyela tricolor Big and beautiful: the Megaxyela species (Hymenoptera, Xyelidae) of East Asia and North America Stephan M. Blank Katja Kramp David R. Smith Yuri N. Sundukov Meicai Wei Akihiko Shinohara European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 2017-09-05 348 1 46 (Norton, 1862) Norton 1862 [588,1000,690,718] Insecta Xyelidae Megaxyela GBIF Animalia Hymenoptera 32 33 Arthropoda species tricolor      Xyela tricolor Norton, 1862: 144( ♂, typelocality: USA, Kansas).   Megaxyela tricolor– Ross 1932: 162–163(combination, description, key, distribution). ― Smith & Schiff 1998: 638–639(key), 648 (description, distribution, references), figs 11, 22–25, 35.    Material examined   USA: 1 ♀, West Virginia, Upshur County, Ruraldale,  12 Apr. 2014, photographed by S. Cresswell ( Cresswell 2014).    Supplementary description See Smith & Schiff (1998). Female. Antenna black. Metafemur orange with extreme apex on outer surface black ( 1 ♀studied by Smith & Schiff 1998) or distal 0.4 black ( Cresswell 2014).    Remarks This is the first state record for West Virginia. The species has been found in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Missouriand in Ontario ( Smith & Schiff 1998). 1699357655 2014-04-12 United States of America Upshur County Ruraldale 32 33 1 1 West Virginia