Prionyx fervens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Buys, Sandor Christiano, 2022, An overview of cocoon morphology of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), Journal of Natural History 55 (47 - 48), pp. 2935-2949 : 2942-2943

Prionyx fervens (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Description

Internal capsule 30 mm long, 10 mm in maximum width; external capsule about 40 mm long, 12 mm in maximum width. Nipple-like projections of both capsules more developed than in P. thomae , basal projection of external capsule reaching 4.5 mm in length and 2 mm in width. Spiralled internal lamellate ridge forming 15 gyres. Other features as in P. thomae .

Material examined

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Maca é (Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba), S.C. Buys: one cocoon from a larva kept in laboratory.

Figures

Figure 6. Cocoon morphology of Prionyx fervens: (a) internal capsule, internal basal view, with uric acid; (b) external capsule, internal apical view; (c) external capsule, external apical view; (d) external capsule, median portion showing internal internal lamellate ridge; (e) external capsule, basal portion.