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Prionyx
Prionyx is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae. They are known to hunt and feed on grasshoppers.
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Parker's Thread-waisted Wasp
speciesPrionyx parkeri
Prionyx kirbii
speciesPrionyx kirbii
Prionyx atratus
speciesPrionyx atratus
Prionyx canadensis
speciesPrionyx canadensis
Prionyx globosus
speciesPrionyx globosus
Prionyx saevus
speciesPrionyx saevus
Prionyx viduatus
speciesPrionyx viduatus
Prionyx subfuscatus
speciesPrionyx subfuscatus
Prionyx thomae
speciesPrionyx thomae
Prionyx lividocinctus
speciesPrionyx lividocinctus
Prionyx foxi
speciesPrionyx foxi
Prionyx nudatus
speciesPrionyx nudatus
Prionyx funebris
speciesPrionyx funebris
Prionyx fervens
speciesPrionyx fervens
Prionyx niveatus
speciesPrionyx niveatus
Prionyx crudelis
speciesPrionyx crudelis
Prionyx spinolae
speciesPrionyx spinolae
Prionyx indus
speciesPrionyx indus
Prionyx neoxenus
speciesPrionyx neoxenus
Prionyx haberhaueri
speciesPrionyx haberhaueri
Prionyx notinitidus
speciesPrionyx notinitidus
Prionyx subatratus
speciesPrionyx subatratus
Prionyx pumilio
speciesPrionyx pumilio
Prionyx macula
speciesPrionyx macula
Prionyx bifoveolatus
speciesPrionyx bifoveolatus
Prionyx sundewalli
speciesPrionyx sundewalli
Prionyx leuconotus
speciesPrionyx leuconotus
Prionyx stschurowskii
speciesPrionyx stschurowskii
Prionyx songaricus
speciesPrionyx songaricus
Prionyx kurdistanicus
speciesPrionyx kurdistanicus
Prionyx herrerai
speciesPrionyx herrerai
Prionyx pseudostriatus
speciesPrionyx pseudostriatus
Prionyx erythrogaster
speciesPrionyx erythrogaster
Prionyx nigropectinatus
speciesPrionyx nigropectinatus
Prionyx afghaniensis
speciesPrionyx afghaniensis
Prionyx chobauti
speciesPrionyx chobauti
Prionyx damascenus
speciesPrionyx damascenus
Prionyx elegantulus
speciesPrionyx elegantulus
Prionyx fragilis
speciesPrionyx fragilis
Prionyx binghami
speciesPrionyx binghami
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131029.