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Sceliphron deforme

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Sceliphron deforme
S. deforme deforme in Hong Kong
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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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
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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Sceliphron" (PDF). Catalog of Sphecidae. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Hensen, R.V. (1987). "Revision of the subgenus Prosceliphron Van der Vecht (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 129: 217–261. Retrieved 2025-05-18.