28. Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea (Christ, 1791)

Scolia azurea Christ, 1791: 256 . (Type lost).

Scolia rubiginosa Fabricius, 1793: 230; de Saussure & Sichel, 1864: 45.

Scolia ornata Lepeletier, 1845: 517 .

Scolia magnifica de Saussure, 1859: 175 .

Scolia (Triscolia) rubiginosa: Bingham, 1897: 76–77 .

Triscolia azurea azurea: Micha, 1927: 117 .

Scolia (Triscolia) azurea rubiginosa: Betrem, 1928: 231 .

Scolia (Triscolia) azurea christiana Betrem & Guiglia, 1958: 96 .

Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea christiana: Betrem & Bradley, 1964: 444; Gupta & Jonathan, 2003: 45; Kumar & Pham, 2015: 326; Nidup et al., 2017: 13.

Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.