Sphex nudus

Sphex nudus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Sphex
Species:
S. nudus
Binomial name
Sphex nudus
Fernald, 1903
Synonyms
  • Sphex bridwelli Fernald, 1903
  • Chlorion nudum (Fernald, 1903)
  • Ammobia bridwelli (Fernald, 1903)
  • Chlorion bridwelli (Fernald, 1903)
S. nudus in New York

Sphex nudus is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.

Distribution

S. nudus occurs across the eastern United States

Behavior

S. nudus primarily hunts Camptonotus carolinensis, a species of leaf-rolling cricket.

References

  1. ↑ "Sphex nudus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. 1 2 3 Carlson, Robert W. (1979). Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D. (eds.). "Superfamily Evanioidea". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press: 1109–1118.