Danilov, Yuriy N.;Odintsev, Oleg A.
Prionyx
Sign in to savethumb thumb Prionyx is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae. They are known to hunt and feed on grasshoppers.
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Vinony's link graph records 10 inbound references to Prionyx, and connects out to Animalia, insect and arthropod.
It sits within the topics Apoidea genera, Sphecidae and Taxa named by Pierre Léonard Vander Linden.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 605
- With media
- 356
- Family
- Sphecidae
- Collections
- FCB-UANL, MHNCA, DBG, UMNH, MNA, SAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sphecidae
- Image
- Prionyx kirbii^ Sphecidae. Sphecinae. Hymenoptera - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg
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- Prionyx
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- Commons category
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- topic's main category
- Category:Prionyx
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Behavior
- Etymology
- Species
- References
thumb thumb Prionyx is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae. They are known to hunt and feed on grasshoppers.
== Behavior == Prior to laying their eggs the female Prionyx stings a grasshopper causing paralysis. She will then bury the grasshopper in a burrow she has excavated, lay an egg on the body, and then seal the burrow. When the egg develops it feeds on the grasshopper until it has matured, and then pupates.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prionyx” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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