taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F2BD7CAB63FFA5FF29F02DFD08FE92.taxon	description	Trielini Betrem, 1965: 120. Campsomerinae Betrem, 1965: 120; Betrem (in Betrem & Bradley), 1972: 25.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB63FFA5FF29F02DFD08FE92.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cosmopolitan, but predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas. Notes. The Trielidini of Betrem (1962, 1965), which is the same as the Colpinae of Argaman (1996), are included in the Campsomerini because there is no clear separation between these groups (e. g. the mandibular groove of the female and the presence of three submarginal cells of the fore wing are variable in both groups). The presence of spiculae on the antennal segments of males, the shape of the submandibular triangle and the anterior punctation of the first metasomal epipleuron are considered too minor for recognizing the Trielidini as a separate tribe for the moment. If this is corroborated by molecular evidence, then Campsomerini should be replaced by the older name Trielidini. Elidinae Ashmead, 1903, is sometimes listed under Campsomerinae, but it is a junior synonym of Myzininae Fox, 1894 (Thynnidae) (Bartalucci 2004).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB63FFA4FF29F3D0FBC1F9A2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cosmopolitan, but predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB62FFA5FF29F48CFEF9FA4E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal and Philippines.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB62FFA5FF29F454FCE0FD42.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Tiphia annulata Fabricius, 1793 (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB62FFA5FF29F454FCE0FD42.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indo-Australian and Palaearctic Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB62FFA5FF29F73CFC79FE7A.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Scolia thoracica Fabricius, 1787 (by subsequent designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB62FFA5FF29F73CFC79FE7A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical, Indo-Australian and Palaearctic Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB62FFA5FF29F398FC79F96E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical, Indo-Australian and Palaearctic Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB62FFA2FF29F178FE24FD96.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangxi, Yunnan); Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Philippines.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB65FFA2FF29F430FDD8FCB6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan); Japan.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB65FFA2FF29F510FB2EFB66.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China; Algeria, Arabia, Cyprus, Benin, Egypt, Gambia, Greece, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania (?), Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal and Tunisia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB65FFA2FF29F360FCAEF9A2.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Scolia interrupta Fabricius, 1781 [= C. sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781)] (designated by Betrem, 1933).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB65FFA2FF29F360FCAEF9A2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical, Palaearctic and Nearctic Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB65FFA1FF29F02DFBE3FF5A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Neimenggu, Xinjiang); Afghanistan, Armenia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russian, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Notes. The male from China in RMNH identified as C. mongolica by Betrem (Fig. 1) has the head missing and differs from the nominate C. tartara (Fig. 2) because of the robust marginal cell of the fore wing (elongate in C. tartara); the medially interrupted yellow bands on the first two metasomal tergites (broad and continuous in C. tartara); and strongly constricted first metasomal tergite (less constricted in C. tartara). Colpa mongolica was treated as a subspecies of C. tartara (Osten 2005) or as a full synonym (Lelej & Mokrousov 2017); the reported flat surface of the area between the antennal sockets (“ spatium frontale ”) for C. mongolica is apparently a character too variable to be of any use to differentiate the species.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB66FFA1FF29F7ADFC53FD7E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangxi); India, Indonesia and Myanmar.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB66FFA1FF29F774FCE0FE22.taxon	description	Type-species: Tiphia grossa Fabricius, 1804 (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB66FFA1FF29F774FCE0FE22.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indo-Australian and Palaearctic Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB66FFA1FF29F569FC4AFBBA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong, Taiwan, Zhejiang); India and Japan.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB66FFA1FF29F215FD7FFABE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong); Sri Lanka.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB66FFA1FF29F329FCDFF9A1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB66FFAEFF29F02DFC8CFF5A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Taiwan, Zhejiang). Notes. Specimens of the two subspecies M. f. formosensis and M. f. chinensis in RMNH show some interesting differences: basitarsus of hind leg as long as length of tarsomeres 2 – 4 combined in M. formosensis (hind basitarsus 0.8 times length of tarsomeres 2 – 4 combined in M. chinensis); setae on metasomal tergites entirely reddish brown (yellow, except blackish on epipygium); spiracular angles nearly glabrous (densely setose). More specimens are necessary to confirm the status of the subspecies M. f. chinensis.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB69FFAEFF29F775FC21FE7A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan, Zhejiang); India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB69FFAEFF29F56FFCD4FC10.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Taiwan, Zhejiang); Indonesia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB69FFAEFF29F5BBFB49FBF7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang); India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB69FFAEFF29F2D3FF0DF8C8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Taiwan, Zhejiang); India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines and Russia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB69FFAFFF29F103FD5BFE22.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan); Japan and Korea.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB68FFAFFF29F7A3FC9BFD2B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Beijing, Sichuan, Taiwan); Japan and Korea.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB68FFAFFF29F4BAFBF6FC31.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Guangdong, Sichuan, Xizang?, Zhejiang); Japan?.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB68FFAFFF29F59AFACDFB34.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Scolia marginella Klug, 1810 (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB68FFAFFF29F59AFACDFB34.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical, Indo-Australian, Palaearctic and Nearctic (imported) Regions (Osten, 2005).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB68FFAFFF29F29EFCBFF85D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang); India and Sri Lanka. Notes. Seven subspecies have been recognized in this species (Gupta & Jonathan 2003). We checked all specimens in RMNH, including the types of the nominate subspecies, and the related literature. It is easy to separate them into two groups by absence or presence of vein 2 r-m of the fore wing: the vein is absent in bariensis (Tsuneki), billitonensis (Tullgren), modesta (Smith), terminata (Smith), and present in formosana (Betrem), marginella (Klug), and thaiana (Tsuneki). The other differences concern the extent of yellow maculation of males and females. DNA sequencing is needed to research the status of these subspecies.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6BFFACFF29F6E0FCE0FECF.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Elis (Campsomeris) phalerata de Saussure, 1858 (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6BFFACFF29F6E0FCE0FECF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indo-Australian Region except Australia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6BFFACFF29F718FCF0FC0F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan); Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6BFFACFF29F5D8FD15FBD7.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Scolia stygia Illiger, 1802. (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6BFFACFF29F5D8FD15FBD7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Widespread in Indo - Australian Region.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6BFFACFF29F2F0FD09FABF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong, Jiangsu); Vietnam.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6BFFADFF29F321FB21FF3E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong, Hainan); India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6AFFADFF29F7C0FCF0FDEE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical and Indo-Australian Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6AFFADFF29F4F9FA82FBF2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Jiangsu, Hunan, Yunnan); India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Philippines.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6AFFADFF29F2DCFD4BFADA.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Scolia opalina Smith, 1858 (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6AFFADFF29F2DCFD4BFADA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Oriental and Palaearctic Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6AFFADFF29F3F5FE14F8FE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hubei, Sichuan); Japan and Korea. Notes. The status of C. nipponensis has been changed several times. Originally, it was described as a variety of C. vittifrons (Sichel) when found by Uchida in Japan for its black head, darker wings, and the very small spots on T 3 in both sexes (Uchida 1933). Betrem (1941) treated it as a variety of C. fascinata Smith by displaying the differences between C. fascinata and C. vittifrons. Osten (2005) treated it as a subspecies of C. vittifrons again. We found a male from Sichuan province of China (IOZ) and a female from Hubei (RMNH) of C. nipponensis, both are different from the nominate C. vittifrons. We consider C. nipponensis a separate species because of the distinct carina present on the area between the antennal sockets (“ frontal spatium ”) in both sexes and the nearly completely dark integument of both sexes.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6AFFADFF29F6A8FBC1FE06.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cosmopolitan, but predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6AFFAAFF29F1E9FCB5FDB2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang); Japan, Korea, Russian and Thailand?. Notes. Carinoscolia vittifrons hoozanensis (Betrem, 1928) was once reported as a subspecies of C. vittifrons (Sichel, 1864). There are some minor differences, especially in colour between them (anterior part of T 2 rather narrowly polished; upper part of area between antennal sockets and subvertex partially yellow in nominate C. vittifrons, anterior part of T 2 widely polished; upper part of area between antennal sockets up to posterior edge of head (sometimes excluding ocellar area) yellow in C. hoozanensis).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6DFFAAFF29F41DFCC4FB9E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Xizang, Yunnan); Japan and Vietnam. Notes. Scolia (Carinoscolia) yunnanensis tibetensis Betrem was reported as a subspecies of C. yunnanensis Betrem, 1941. Betrem (1941) mentioned some differences between them: only T 3 with yellowish brown spots, metasoma with blue reflections, wings brownish, but not dark, with golden reflections and carina on frons indistinct, S 2 with a distinct tubercle in C. tibetensis. We did not have the chance to examine the specimen from Tibet, but we found a female of C. yunnanensis (det. Betrem, 1967) in RMNH from Fujian, which has the characters of C. tibetensis displayed above, to be conspecific with specimens of nominate C. yunnanensis; both shared some characters of C. tibetensis and, therefore, we synonymize both subspecies.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6DFFAAFF29F248FE32FAF6.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Scolia (Liacos) dimidiata Guérin-Méneville, 1838 [= Liacos analis analis (Fabricius, 1804)] (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6DFFAAFF29F248FE32FAF6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Palaeotropics.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6DFFABFF29F3D1FB23FE06.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Guangdong, Hainan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFABFF29F02CFCE8F8A6.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Scolia nobilitata Fabricius, 1804 (by subsequent designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFABFF29F02CFCE8F8A6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. All zoogeographical regions of the world.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFABFF29F4A1FF1AFB4A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFABFF29F7C0FBDBFD26.taxon	description	Megascolia Betrem (in Betrem and Bradley), 1964: 437. Type-species: Scolia procer Illiger, 1802 (by original designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFABFF29F7C0FBDBFD26.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Oriental Region and Mediterranean Subregion of Palaearctic Region.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFABFF29F284FC5AF9A2.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Scolia quadripustulata Fabricius, 1775 (by subsequent designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFABFF29F284FC5AF9A2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cosmopolitan (but mainly subtropical and tropical areas).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6CFFA8FF29F121FAFAFE06.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang); Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6FFFA8FF29F7C1FE6FFC9A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Neimenggu). Note. We have examined some specimens of S. schrenckii from Tajikistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkestan and its lectotype images by Lelej & Mokrousov (2017) and compared these with the description and drawing of S. apakaensis by Tsuneki (1972). Only the small differences listed in the key could be found, and considering the distribution of S. apakaensis (Inner Mongolia), we suspect S. schrenckii and S. apakaensis belong to the same species. We prefer to retain S. apakaensis as a valid species until we can examine the types and additional specimens from Inner Mongolia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6FFFA8FF29F535FB27FABE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Hong Kong, Jiangsu, Jilin, Shangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang); Bhutan, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6FFFA8FF29F329FE0AFA69.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6FFFA8FF29F065FDF7F81A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Hebei, Jiangsu, Neimenggu, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang); India, Nepal and Russia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6EFFA9FF29F6E0FCD3FE06.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan); Bhutan, India and Myanmar.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6EFFA9FF29F7C0FF18FC9A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan); India, Mayanmar and Thailand. Notes. We re-instate Scolia (Discolia) formosicola Betrem, 1928, as a valid species; it is distinctly different from the similar S. oculata by the following: the dorso-median area of the propodeum is strongly and densely punctate (only superficially and sparsely punctate in S. oculata); vertex and frons with dense coarse punctation (largely smooth, without large punctures in S. oculata); and median groove of frons distinct (median groove of frons indistinct in S. oculata).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6EFFA9FF29F534FC86FA82.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan, Yunnan); Korea. Notes. We re-instate Scolia (Discolia) inouyei Okamoto, 1924 as a valid species, after examining a specimen from Yunnan. This species is clearly different from S. nobilis; the legs are reddish, with wings pale as the spots of the tergites, the pronotum dorso-posteriorly (“ scapula ”) bright yellow laterally, the lateral carina extending over the propodeal spiracle (just reaching to the spiracle in S. nobilis); the median suture of the frons (“ frontal fissure ”) absent (distinct in S. nobilis); the antenna longer, with penultimate joints nearly as long as wide (antenna distinctly shorter, with penultimate joints wider than long in S. nobilis); and the upper part of the metapleuron with sparse punctures only medially (largely densely punctate in S. nobilis).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6EFFA9FF29F34CFB8FF987.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Hainan); India, Myanmar and Thailand.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6EFFA9FF29F040FE0AF932.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB6EFFB6FF29F095FD1FFF3E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Taiwan, Zhejiang); India.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB71FFB6FF29F6A9FB52FD0A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Beijing, Henan, Shandong, Zhejiang, Taiwan); Japan, Korea and Russia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB71FFB6FF29F4DAFE6AFBF9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Macao, Neimenggu, Shanxi, Shandong, Taiwan); Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia and Sri Lanka.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB71FFB6FF29F2EBFD85FAAB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Gansu, Shandong).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB71FFB6FF29F327FA7CFA74.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Xinjiang); Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Turkestan and Uzbekistan.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB71FFB6FF29F055FB73F82A.taxon	description	He, 2004: 950; Osten, 2005: 43. Scolia indica de Saussure: Uchida, 1925: 333; Osten, 2005: 43. Scolia (Scolia) sinensis: Betrem, 1928: 295; Uchida, 1933: 246; Betrem, 1941: 160; Tsuneki, 1962: 1; Shteinberg, 1962: 128. Scolia (Discolia) sinensis: de Saussure, 1867: 103; Sickmann, 1895: 225; Betrem & Bradely, 1964: 92; Tsuneki, 1972 a: 37; Bradley, 1974: 468; Gupta & Jonathan, 2003: 180; Lelej & Mokrousov, 2017: 14; Kumar, 2017: 7. Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Hainan, Heilongjiang, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Zhejiang); India, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Russia and Tadzikistan.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB70FFB7FF29F6E0FCE1FE7F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shangdong, Shanxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang); India, Janpan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB70FFB7FF29F461FE0AFD11.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB70FFB7FF29F4B2FE0AFCC3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB70FFB7FF29F504FBA7F9DD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); India, Japan and Myanmar. Notes. A specimen from Guangxi in IOZ is similar to S. watanabei kempi, except that the vertex is black posteriorly (yellow in S. watanabei kempi); the scutellum is evenly punctate (broadly impunctate in S. watanabei kempi); and the punctures on dorsal and lateral parts of the propodeum are mostly separated (mostly contiguous in S. watanabei kempi). Probably all subspecies and varieties of S. watanabei should be synonymized in the future because of the common intermediate variation (e. g., between S. watanabei s. s. and S. pekingensis).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB70FFB7FF29F00FFDA5F88F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Taiwan); Korea.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB70FFB7FF29F150FD38F87B.taxon	type_taxon	Type-species: Scolia quadripunctata Fabricius, 1775 (by subsequent designation).	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB70FFB7FF29F150FD38F87B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB73FFB4FF29F6E0FEF9FE07.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China; Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB72FFB5FF29F026FD11F805.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China; Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece (including Crete), Iran, Iraq, Italy, Pakistan, Russia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB72FFB2FF29F1CEFBA0FE92.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Beijing, Gansu, Liaoning, Neimenggu); Mongolia and Russia.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB75FFB2FF29F3A6FD55F9F5.taxon	description	Only the male holotype of Campsomeriella ilanensis from Taiwan is known. According to the description and drawings by Tsuneki (1972), C. ilanensis is very similar to C. (C.) collaris quadrifasciata (Fabricius, 1798) (Fig. 3 a – h) and it could be a synonym of the latter. We include images of the female of C. (C.) c. quadrifasciata (Fig. 4 a – d) for comparison with this variable species.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
03F2BD7CAB75FFB3FF29F0DEFCF6FEEA.taxon	description	The name Scolia quadripustulata Fabricius was misapplied for a long time to another species now known as S. binotata Fabricius (Gupta & Jonathan, 2003). We checked all specimens from China in IOZ and RMNH, and all were found to belong to Scolia (Discolia) binotata Fabricius. The following characters may be used to separate both species. The male of S. binotata (Fig. 5 a 1 – 5 a 3, 5 b 1 – 5 b 3) has the erect vestiture predominantly white on the head and mesosoma (vestiture on head and mesosoma black in S. quadripustulata) and antennal flagellum short, clavate towards apex, and penultimate segments as broad as long (flagellum distinctly longer and not clavate towards apex and penultimate segments longer than broad in S. quadripustulata). The female of S. binotata (Fig. 5 c 1 – 5 c, 5 d 1 – 5 d 3) has the pronotum dorso-posteriorly (“ scapulae ”) and posterior half of mesoscutum medially and scutellum with a few scattered punctures (densely punctate in S. quadripustulata with small impunctate area on scutellum medio-posteriorly), anterior rim of clypeus broadly rounded anteriorly (anterior rim of clypeus truncate anteriorly in S. quadripustulata), and metapleuron largely impunctate (subcontiguously punctate in S. quadripustulata). All reported records of S. quadripustulata from China concern S. binotata; therefore, we delete S. quadripustulata from the Chinese checklist.	en	Liu, Zhen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin (2021): A checklist of Scoliidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 101-126, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.1
