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Thread-waisted Hunting Wasp

Prionyx thomae

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Sphecidae

Paraxenos is a genus of insects in the family Xenidae (Order: Strepsiptera) with 14 species. The genus Paraxenos is defined as having males with four antennal segments, a thin sclerotized prementum separate from the mouthfield sclerites, a relatively wide postfrons not separated from the vertex plates, and a hindwing with a CuP vein.. All known Paraxenos species parasitize wasps in the family Bembicidae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 23United States of America · 3Canada · 1United Kingdom · 1