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{{Short description|Species of insect}} |
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Whats a Sceliphron Spirifex? |
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| image = Sceliphron spirifex TZ edit1.jpg |
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| image_caption = ''S. spirifex'' in Tanzania |
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| taxon = Sceliphron spirifex |
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| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) |
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| synonyms = |
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*''Sphex spirifex'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> |
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*''Pelopaeus spirifex'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> |
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*''Sphex aegyptius'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> |
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*''Sphex flavipes'' <small>Christ, 1791</small> |
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*''Sceliphron aegyptiacum'' <small>Klug, 1801</small> |
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| synonyms_ref = <ref name="Anon">{{cite web |author=Anonymous |date=January 19, 2006 |title=''Sceliphron'' |url=http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Anonimo2006Sceliphron.pdf }}</ref> |
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[[File:Mediterranean house gecko ambush.jpg|thumb|A [[Mediterranean house gecko]] in ambush on a nest of a Sceliphron spirifex.]] |
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[[File:SceliphronSpirifexOffspring.jpg|thumb|A Sceliphron spirifex offspring emerges from the nest.]] |
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'''''Sceliphron spirifex''''' is a [[species]] of [[Sphecidae|sphecid wasp]]. It has a medium-sized body ({{convert|17|-|27|mm|1|disp=or}}), which is dull black with a long, yellow [[petiole (insect)|petiole]] (waist). The legs are black with yellow bands, the [[antenna (biology)|antennae]] are black and the [[insect wing|wings]] are clear. |
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Females build large multi-celled mud nests attached to cliffs, rocks, tree trunks, bridges and buildings. The cells are mass-provisioned with several spiders and sealed with mud. |
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''S. spirifex'' lives in diverse habitats across [[Africa]] and [[Southern Europe]], but is strongly associated with buildings and other man-made structures. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{commons category-inline|Sceliphron spirifex|''Sceliphron spirifex''}} |
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{{Taxonbar|from=Q1639951}} |
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[[Category:Sphecidae]] |
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[[Category:Hymenoptera of Europe]] |
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[[Category:Hymenoptera of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Wasps described in 1758]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]] |
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{{Apoidea-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 21 March 2024
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| S. spirifex in Tanzania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Genus: | Sceliphron |
| Species: | S. spirifex
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceliphron spirifex | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Sceliphron spirifex is a species of sphecid wasp. It has a medium-sized body (17–27 millimetres or 0.7–1.1 inches), which is dull black with a long, yellow petiole (waist). The legs are black with yellow bands, the antennae are black and the wings are clear.
Females build large multi-celled mud nests attached to cliffs, rocks, tree trunks, bridges and buildings. The cells are mass-provisioned with several spiders and sealed with mud.
S. spirifex lives in diverse habitats across Africa and Southern Europe, but is strongly associated with buildings and other man-made structures.
References
[edit]- ^ Anonymous (January 19, 2006). "Sceliphron" (PDF).
External links
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