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| Sceliphron deforme | |
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| S. deforme deforme in Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Tribe: | Sceliphrini |
| Genus: | Sceliphron |
| Species: | S. deforme |
| Binomial name | |
| Sceliphron deforme (F. Smith, 1856) | |
Sceliphron deforme is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.[1]
The MONA or Hodges number for Sceliphron deforme is 8801.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is native to Southern Asia[2] and has been introduced to European Russia (Nizhny Novgorod and Saratovskaya Oblasts), Mordovia, and Montenegro. Additional reports in Europe outside of these ranges were misidentified Sceliphron curvatum.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]These five subspecies belong to the species Sceliphron deforme:[4][1]
- Sceliphron deforme atripes (F. Morawitz, 1888)
- Sceliphron deforme deforme (F. Smith, 1856)
- Sceliphron deforme femorale Hensen, 1987
- Sceliphron deforme nipponicum Tsuneki, 1972
- Sceliphron deforme tibiale Cameron, 1899
Gallery
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S. (Hensenia) deforme atripes in Russia.
S. (Hensenia) deforme deforme in Hong Kong.
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Sceliphron" (PDF). Catalog of Sphecidae. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ Ćetković, Aleksandar; Radović, Ivica; Đorović, Ljiljana (2004). "Further evidence of the Asian mud-daubing wasps in Europe (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)". Entomological Science. 7 (3): 225–229. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2004.00067.x.
- ↑ Ćetković, Aleksandar; Mokrousov, Mikhail V.; Plećaš, Milan; Bogusch, Petr; Antić, Dragan; Đorović-Jovanović, Ljiljana; Krpo-Ćetković, Jasmina; Karaman, Marko (2011). "Status of the potentially invasive asian species Sceliphron deforme in Europe, and an update on the distribution of S. curvatum (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)". Acta Entomologica Serbica. 16: 91–114. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Hensen, R.V. (1987). "Revision of the subgenus Prosceliphron Van der Vecht (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 129: 217–261. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
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