Colpa is a genus of scoliid wasp.
Taxonomy 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.
Species 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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