Trypoxylon scutatum is a predatory wasp in the family Crabronidae.[2]

Trypoxylon scutatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Genus: Trypoxylon
Species:
T. scutatum
Binomial name
Trypoxylon scutatum
Chevrier, 1867

Distribution

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This species is present in Europe.[3]

Description

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Trypoxylon scutatum can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in), with a head reaching a width of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). These quite large wasps have a shiny black body, with large eyes. The hull that borders the frontal shield passes between the posterior ocelli and the anterior ocellum. It shows a strongly obtuse ventral angle, and a small enclosed space. The first gastral segment is rather short, especially in males.[4][5]

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