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Prionyx thomae
As recorded: Prionyx thomae (Fabricius, 1775)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Sphecidae
- Collected by
- Weber, P. W.
- Date
- September 28, 1953
- Locality
- Kailua
- Identified by
- Menke, A. S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 28, 1953, Weber, P. W. also collected 18 other specimens.
Prionyx thomae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.

2026-08-07
Mayagüez, PR, US
(c) Alcides L. Morales-Pérez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18
Carenero, Guánica 00653, Puerto Rico
(c) Mark Eising, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18
Upper Prince's Quarter, Sint Maarten
(c) Michelle Goerdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-07
Saint Ann, JM
(c) Sheldon Logan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-29
Lower Prince's Quarter, Sint Maarten
(c) Eddie hope karny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-15
Carenero, Guánica 00653, Puerto Rico
(c) Bert Harris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Prionyx thomae. BPBM 102161. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38212484. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/102161.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38212484 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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