Exeirus lateritius (Cicada-killer wasp), Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Crabronidae
Genus:
Exeirus
Species:
E. lateritius
Binomial name
Exeirus lateritius
(Shuckard, 1838)
The Australian cicada killer wasp, Exeirus lateritius, the sole member of the genus Exeirus, is a large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasp. It is related to the more common genus of cicada killers, Sphecius. In Australia, E. lateritius hunts over 200 species of cicada.
The Australian cicada killer wasp, Exeirus lateritius, the sole member of the genus Exeirus, is a large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasp. It...
referred to as "cicada killers", e.g. Liogorytes in South America and Exeirus in Australia. The use of cicadas as prey is in keeping with the typical...
Australia, cicadas are preyed on by the Australian cicada killer wasp (Exeirus lateritius), which stings and stuns cicadas high in the trees, making them...
genera of cicada-killing wasps (e.g., Liogorytes in South America and Exeirus in Australia) are the "cicada killers" of their native lands.[citation...
is one of the large cicada species preyed on by the cicada killer wasp (Exeirus lateritius), which stings and paralyses cicadas high in the trees. Their...
under 10%. The black prince is also preyed upon by the cicada killer wasp (Exeirus lateritius), which stings and paralyses the cicada before storing it in...
1897 i c g Eucerceris Cresson, 1865 i c g b Eupliloides Pate, 1946 i c g Exeirus Shuckard, 1838 i c g Foxia Ashmead, 1898 i c g b Foxita Pate, 1942 i c...
two cicada species. The redeye is preyed upon by the cicada killer wasp (Exeirus lateritius), which stings and paralyses the cicada before storing it in...
off. Australian cicadas are further preyed on by the cicada killer wasp (Exeirus lateritius), which stings and paralyses cicadas high in the trees. Their...
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