Megacampsomeris cochinensis (Betrem, 1928) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae): First record from North Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

Megacampsomeris cochinensis is a scoliid wasp distributed in southern India and is also common in Western Ghats according to the available scientific literature. Herein the geographic range of the species in the Western Ghats is extended northwards to Maharashtra state i.e. Northern part of Western Ghats for the first time. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of this species are briefly discussed.