Colpa
Genus of wasps

Colpa is a genus of scoliid wasp.
01Taxonomy and phylogeny
Despite historical treatment under the tribe Campsomerini, phylogenetic analysis revealed the genus to instead be sister to the tribe Scoliini. As a result, it was excluded from Campsomerini. Two possibilities were presented, pending results on the placement of Guigliana and Dasyscolia: either to treat a third tribe, Colpini, or to transfer the genera to Scoliini. Mitochontrial phylogenetic analysis corroborated that Colpa and Guigliana represented a third tribe, which they named Trielidini instead of Colpini to comply with ICZN guidelines.
02Species
There are 24 species recognized in this genus:
Subgenus Colpa (Carbonelis)
- Colpa carbonaria (Klug, 1832)
- Colpa siderea (Costa, 1893)
Subgenus Colpa (Colpa)
- Colpa klugii (Vander Linden, 1827)
- Colpa octomaculata (Say, 1823)
- Colpa octomaculata octomaculata (Say, 1823)
- Colpa octomaculata hermione (Banks, 1912)
- Colpa octomaculata texensis (Saussure, 1858)
- Colpa octomaculata xantiana (Saussure, 1864)
- Colpa pollenifera (Viereck, 1906)
- Colpa sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781)
Subgenus Colpa (Crioscolia)
- Colpa alcione (Banks, 1917)
- Colpa flammicoma (Bradley, 1928)
- Colpa moricei (Saunders, 1910)
- Colpa punctum (Saussure, 1891)
- Colpa tartara (Saussure, 1880)
- Colpa tartara tartara (Saussure, 1880)
- Colpa tartara mongoiica (Morawitz, 1889)
Subgenus Colpa (Heterelis)
- Colpa braunsi (Turner, 1912)
- Colpa expeditionis Betrem, 1972
- Colpa massadae Osten, 2002
- Colpa mima (du Buysson, 1897)
- Colpa pardalina (Gerstaecker, 1857)
- Colpa quinquecincta (Fabricius, 1793)
- Colpa quinquecincta quinquecincta (Fabricius, 1793)
- Colpa quinquecincta maroccana (Gribodo, 1895)
- Colpa quinquecincta occidentalis (Betrem & Bradley, 1972)
- Colpa quinquecincta rudaba (Kirby, 1889)
- Colpa schulthessi Betrem, 1972
- Colpa stigma (Saussure, 1859)
- Colpa technowi (Turner, 1919)
Subgenus Colpa (Junodelis)
- Colpa junodi Betrem & Bradley, 1972
- Colpa loveridgei Betrem, 1972
- Colpa voiensis Betrem, 1972
Subgenus Colpa (Nyaselis)
- Colpa nyasensis Betrem, 1972
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