Katydid Wasp (Sphex nudus)

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Sphex nudus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Sphex
Species:
S. nudus
Binomial name
Sphex nudus
Fernald, 1903
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[2]

Distribution

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S. nudus occurs across the eastern United States[2]

Behavior

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S. nudus primarily hunts Camptonotus carolinensis, a species of leaf-rolling cricket.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sphex nudus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
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