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{{Short description|Species of insect}}
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| name = ''Sceliphron spirifex''
| image = Sceliphron spirifex TZ edit1.jpg
| image = Sceliphron spirifex TZ edit1.jpg
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| image_caption = ''S. spirifex'' in Tanzania
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| taxon = Sceliphron spirifex
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
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| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Hymenoptera]]
| familia = [[Sphecidae]]
| genus = ''[[Sceliphron]]''
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| species = '''''S. spirifex'''''
| binomial = ''Sceliphron spirifex''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| synonyms =
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*''Sphex spirifex'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
*''Sphex spirifex'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
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*''Sphex flavipes'' <small>Christ, 1791</small>
*''Sphex flavipes'' <small>Christ, 1791</small>
*''Sceliphron aegyptiacum'' <small>Klug, 1801</small>
*''Sceliphron aegyptiacum'' <small>Klug, 1801</small>
| synonyms_ref = &nbsp;<ref name="Anon">{{cite web |author=Anonymous |date=January 19, 2006 |title=''Sceliphron'' |url=http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Anonimo2006Sceliphron.pdf |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]}}</ref>
| synonyms_ref = &nbsp;<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.]]
[[File:SceliphronSpirifexOffspring.jpg|thumb|A Sceliphron spirifex offspring emerges from the nest.]]


'''''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.
'''''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.


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.
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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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Sceliphron spirifex|''Sceliphron spirifex''}}
*{{commons category-inline|Sceliphron spirifex|''Sceliphron spirifex''}}

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[[Category:Sphecidae]]
[[Category:Sphecidae]]
[[Category:Hymenoptera of Europe]]
[[Category:Hymenoptera of Europe]]
[[Category:Hymenoptera of Africa]]
[[Category:Hymenoptera of Africa]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1758]]
[[Category:Wasps described in 1758]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]



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Latest revision as of 22:38, 21 March 2024

Sceliphron spirifex
S. spirifex in Tanzania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Sceliphron
Species:
S. spirifex
Binomial name
Sceliphron spirifex
Synonyms [1]
  • Sphex spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pelopaeus spirifex (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sphex aegyptius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sphex flavipes Christ, 1791
  • Sceliphron aegyptiacum Klug, 1801
A Mediterranean house gecko in ambush on a nest of a Sceliphron spirifex.
A Sceliphron spirifex offspring emerges from the nest.

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

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  1. ^ Anonymous (January 19, 2006). "Sceliphron" (PDF).
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