Sceliphron coromandelicum explained

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sceliphron coromandelicum. 2021-12-28. iNaturalist. en-US.
  2. Web site: Sceliphron. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190829222014/http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/entomology_resources/Hymenoptera/sphecidae/Genera/Sceliphron.pdf. 29 August 2019. Catalog of Sphecidae.
  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 . en . 36 . 3 . 421–429 . 10.1007/s10682-022-10167-8 . 2022EvEco..36..421S . 1573-8477 . SpringerLink.

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