Sceliphron deforme
Species of wasp
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Sceliphron deforme is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.[1]
| Sceliphron deforme | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
The MONA or Hodges number for Sceliphron deforme is 8801.[1]
Distribution and habitat
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]