23. Austroscolia ruficeps (Smith, 1855)

Scolia capitata Guerin, 1838: 238 . ♂, India (holotype in Paris Museum); Dalla Torre, 1897: 150.

Scolia ruficeps Smith, 1855: 111 .

Scolia (Triscolia) capitata: de Suassure & Sichel, 1864: 47; Smith, 1873: 343; Magretti, 1892: 237; Bingham, 1897: 76; Bingham, 1906: IV.

Triscolia ruficeps ruficeps: Micha, 1927: 96

Triscolia nigropilosa Micha, 1927: 100 .

Triscolia tenggerana Micha, 1927: 100 .

Triscolia viridiaenea Micha, 1927: 100 .

Triscolia ruficeps impressifrons Micha, 1927: 100 .

Scolia (Austroscolia) ruficeps ruficeps: Betrem, 1928: 217; Betrem, 1941: 125.

Austroscolia ruficps ruficeps: Betrem in Bradley & Betrem, 1967: 319; Bradley, 1972: 11; Gupta & Jonathan, 2003: 126.

Distribution. China (Anhui, Jiangsu, Hunan, Yunnan); India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Philippines.