Sceliphron coromandelicum is a species of solitary mud dauber wasp in the family Sphecidae. The female holotype was collected in Coromandel Coast, India.[1]
Ecology
The females constructs mud nests which she provisions with spiders as a food source for the enclosed immatures. The spiders are generally Araneidae and in some cases terricolous Salticidae.[2]
References
- ^ “Sceliphron” (PDF). Catalog of Sphecidae. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2019.
- ^ Snyman, Louwrens Pieter; Binoy, Chereekandy (2022-06-01). “Evolutionary relic or a curious coincidence? A mantisfly emerging from a mud-dauber nest”. Evolutionary Ecology. 36 (3): 421–429. Bibcode:2022EvEco..36..421S. doi:10.1007/s10682-022-10167-8. ISSN 1573-8477 – via SpringerLink.