Prionyx canadensis

Prionyx canadensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Subfamily:	Sphecinae
Genus:	Prionyx
Species:	P. canadensis
Binomial name
	Prionyx canadensis; (Provancher, 1887)
Synonyms
	Chlorion canadense (Provancher, 1887) ; Priononyx excisus (Kohl, 1890) ; Sphex excisus Kohl, 1890 ; Sphex canadensis (Provancher, 1887) ; Priononyx canadensis Provancher, 1887 ;

Last updated June 10, 2025

Prionyx canadensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.^[1]^[2] This species can be identified by the lack of silvery hairs on the female's thorax, as present in P. parkeri and P. thomae.^[2]

References

1 2 Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Catalog of Sphecidae". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
1 2 Bohart, R.M.; Menke, A.S. (1963). "A reclassification of the Sphecinae with a revision of the Nearctic species of the tribes Sceliphronini and Sphecini". University of California Publications in Entomology. 30: 91–182.

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[Pulawski-1] 1 2 Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Catalog of Sphecidae". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

[Bohart1963-2] 1 2 Bohart, R.M.; Menke, A.S. (1963). "A reclassification of the Sphecinae with a revision of the Nearctic species of the tribes Sceliphronini and Sphecini". University of California Publications in Entomology. 30: 91–182.

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