Biology:Prionyx saevus
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Short description: Species of wasp
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Genus: | Prionyx |
| Species: | P. saevus
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| Prionyx saevus (F. Smith, 1856)
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Prionyx saevus is a species of parasitoidal thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.[1]
Biology
Females will capture prey before paralysing it, burying it underground head first, in a nest, and then laying an egg on it. The larvae develop as parasites, killing the host.[2]
Nests of P. saevus contain multiple chambers, varying in depth of 9 to 23 cm below the surface. Nest entrances are not concealed whatsoever.[2]
References
- ↑ "Prionyx saevus (F. Smith, 1856)". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=769810&print_version=PRT#null.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baker, G. L.; Piggott, R. (1983). "Parasitism of the Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) by Prionyx saevus (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)". Australian Entomological Magazine 10 (5). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/347596.
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