Big and beautiful: the Megaxyela species (Hymenoptera, Xyelidae) of East Asia and North America Author Stephan M. Blank Author Katja Kramp Author David R. Smith Author Yuri N. Sundukov Author Meicai Wei Author Akihiko Shinohara text European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 2017-09-05 348 1 46 journal article 31611 10.5852/ejt.2017.348 e6b25548-6721-4e1e-a68e-663c949b3306 2118-9773 1042663 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:56D8BC29-3C29-4EE8-8633-B997784CA00A Megaxyela tricolor ( Norton, 1862 ) Xyela tricolor Norton, 1862 : 144 ( ♂ , type locality: USA , Kansas ). Megaxyela tricolor – Ross 1932 : 162–163 (combination, description, key, distribution). ― Smith & Schiff 1998 : 638–639 (key), 648 (description, distribution, references), figs 11, 22–25, 35. Material examined USA : 1 ♀ , West Virginia , Upshur County , Ruraldale , 12 Apr. 2014 , photographed by S. Cresswell (Cresswell 2014) . Supplementary description See Smith & Schiff (1998) . Female. Antenna black. Metafemur orange with extreme apex on outer surface black ( 1 ♀ studied by Smith & Schiff 1998 ) or distal 0.4 black ( Cresswell 2014 ). Remarks This is the first state record for West Virginia . The species has been found in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and in Ontario ( Smith & Schiff 1998 ).