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Sceliphron coromandelicum

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Sceliphron coromandelicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Sceliphron
Species:
S. coromandelicum
Binomial name
Sceliphron coromandelicum
Synonyms
  • Ammophila coromandelica(Casolari and Casolari Moreno, 1980)
  • Pelopaeus coromandelicus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845

Sceliphron coromandelicum is a species of solitary mud dauber wasp in the family Sphecidae.[1] The female holotype was collected in Coromandel Coast, India.[2]

Ecology

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The females constructs mud nests which she provisions with spiders as a food source for the enclosed immatures. The spiders are generally Araneidae and in some cases terricolous Salticidae.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sceliphron coromandelicum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. ^ "Sceliphron" (PDF). Catalog of Sphecidae. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ Snyman, Louwrens Pieter; Binoy, Chereekandy (2022-06-01). "Evolutionary relic or a curious coincidence? A mantisfly emerging from a mud-dauber nest". Evolutionary Ecology. 36 (3): 421–429. Bibcode:2022EvEco..36..421S. doi:10.1007/s10682-022-10167-8. ISSN 1573-8477 – via SpringerLink.