Scolia amabilis Eversmann, 1849

Lelej, A. S. & Mokrousov, M. V., 2017, The types of Scoliidae (Hymenoptera), described by Eduard Eversmann, with some taxonomic notes and checklist of Russian Scoliidae, Far Eastern Entomologist 340 (340), pp. 1-17 : 3

Scolia amabilis Eversmann, 1849

Fig. 1

Scolia amabilis Eversmann, 1849: 433 , ♂, " Hab[itat] in provinc[iae] Astrachanensi ".

TYPE LOCALITY. Russia: North Caucasus, Stavropol Terr.

HOLOTYPE. ♂, "Cauc. // amabi - / lis mihi // Holotype ♂ / Scolia amabilis /

Eversmann, 1849 // Scolia ♂ / fuciformis Scop. / Mokrousov det., 2016 // [bottom label] amabilis , mihi".

CURRENT STATUS. Scolia fuciformis (Scopoli, 1786) = S. amabilis Eversmann, 1849 , syn. confirmed. Junior subjective synonym of Scolia insubrica Rossi,

1790 (= Sphex fuciformis Scopoli, 1786 ) according to Burmeister, 1854: 44.

REMARK. The holotype with the label "Cauc[asus]" has been collected by E.

Eversmann and student Ludwig in 1830 in the places between Stavropol and mountain Magshuk (!) (near current Pyatigorsk) (Geptner, 1940) and Astrakhan

Governorate in the description possibly erroneous.

Figures

Fig. 1. Scolia amabilis Eversmann, 1849, holotype, ♂. Habitus and labels.