Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps )

Sceliphron caementarium (Drury, 1773)

Black and Yellow Mud Dauber

Synonyms and other combinations:

Pelopaeus solieri Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 | Pelopeus tahitensis de Saussure, 1867 | Pelopoeus architectus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 | Pelopoeus canadensis F. Smith, 1856 | Pelopoeus nigriventris A. Costa, 1864 | Pelopoeus servillei Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 | Sceliphron affine (Fabricius, 1793) | Sphex affinis Fabricius, 1793 | Sphex caementarius Drury, 1773 | Sphex economicus Curtiss, 1938 | Sphex flavipes Fabricius, 1781 | Sphex flavipunctatus Christ, 1791 | Sphex flavomaculatus De Geer, 1773 | Sphex lunatus Fabricius, 1775 |

  • Sceliphron caementarium  5047
    Sceliphron caementarium (Drury, 1773)    Black and Yellow Mud Dauber 
    Sceliphron caementarium, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-09-08 11:10:53
    Image number: 5047

    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-09-08 11:10:53
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Sceliphron caementarium  5048
    Sceliphron caementarium (Drury, 1773)    Black and Yellow Mud Dauber 
    Sceliphron caementarium, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-09-08 11:06:17
    Image number: 5048

    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-09-08 11:06:17
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger



References, further reading, links:
  1. Ruggiero M., Ascher J. & al. (2019). ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist (version Sep 2009). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Christian Schmid-Egger: Sceliphron curvatum (F. Smith 1870) in Europa mit einem Bestimmungsschlüssel für die europäischen und mediterranen Sceliphron-Arten (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)., in: bembiX 19 (2004), S. 7–28, Bielefeld.
  3. Erin Powell and Lisa Taylor: Sceliphron caementarium, Featured Creatures, University of Florida, May 2016.
  4. Manfred Blösch: Grabwespen Illustrierter Katalog der einheimischen Arten, Westarp Wissenschaften-Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hohenwarsleben, 2012 (Leseprobe).