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Xanthocampsomeris sp.

Xanthocampsomeris sp.


Family: Scoliidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Xanthocampsomeris is a New World genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps, formerly treated as a subgenus within Campsomeris.

Description and identification: Xanthocampsomeris are small to medium wasps with dark bodies with the abdomen having yellow markings on 3 or 4 tergites and red at the apex. The legs are reddish with white hind tibial spurs. The wings are subhyaline with yellow venation.

Distribution: Species of this genus are found in the West Indies and from the southern United States south to Colombia.

Species: There are 5 species of Xanthocampsomeris:
  • Xanthocampsomeris completa (Rohwer, 1927)
  • Xanthocampsomeris completa completa (Rohwer, 1927)
  • Xanthocampsomeris completa yucatanensis (Bradley, 1964 )
  • Xanthocampsomeris fulvohirta (Cresson, 1865)
  • Xanthocampsomeris hesterae (Rohwer, 1927)
  • Xanthocampsomeris limosa (Burmeister, 1853)
  • Xanthocampsomeris tricincta (Fabricius, 1775)

Source: Wikipedia, article Xanthocampsomeris sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
110966321/09/2019MexicoDistrito FederalJardín Botánico, Reserva Ecológica del Pedregal de San Ángel (repsa)Eduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Xanthocampsomeris sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.