Prionyx

Prionyx
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Subfamily: Sphecinae
Genus: Prionyx
Vander Linden, 1827
Type species
Prionyx kirbii
Vander Linden, 1827
Synonyms
  • Calosphex Kohl, 1890
  • Enodia Dahlbom, 1843
  • Gastrosphaeria A. Costa, 1858
  • Harpactopus F. Smith, 1856
  • Neosphex Reed, 1894
  • Parasphex F. Smith, 1856
  • Priononyx Dahlbom, 1843
  • Pseudosphex Taschenberg, 1869

Prionyx is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae. They are known to hunt and feed on grasshoppers.

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