top of page
-
Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)
This Site is Currently Under Construction
Optimized for viewing on desktop or laptop
Wasps of Zihuatanejo
ORDER HYMENOPTERA
Toltec Scoliid Wasp
Dielis tolteca
Scoliid wasps are solitary parasitoids of scarab beetle larvae. Female scoliids burrow into the ground in search of these larvae and then use their sting to paralyze them
![Toltec Scoliid Wasp (Dielis tolteca)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_b01a261c06fe4b42b05ba00000ffabc3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_b01a261c06fe4b42b05ba00000ffabc3~mv2.jpeg)
![Toltec Scoliid Wasp (Dielis tolteca)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_f65c33664b25441785b404e1d856839a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_f65c33664b25441785b404e1d856839a~mv2.jpeg)
![Toltec Scoliid Wasp (Dielis tolteca)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_2fe7dd467a0c47a8aefcbc5f9ee44a92~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_2fe7dd467a0c47a8aefcbc5f9ee44a92~mv2.jpeg)
![Toltec Scoliid Wasp (Dielis tolteca)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_55120b4cfc0642959f01cd94fc30dbf6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_55120b4cfc0642959f01cd94fc30dbf6~mv2.jpeg)
bottom of page