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Sceliphron caementarium (Drury, 1773)

Mud dauber wasp

Predator of other insects

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Apoidea

Family
Sphecidae

Genus
Sceliphron

Species
caementarium

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2005

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

Causton, C.E. Sevilla, C. (2008) Latest Records of Introduced Invertebrates in Galapagos and Measures to control them. Galapagos Report 2006-2007, CDF, GNP and INGALA, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador, p. 142-145.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Sceliphron caementarium", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14581. Accessed 5 April 2026.