Prionyx thomae

As recorded: Prionyx thomae (Fabricius, 1775)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Sphecidae

Collected by: Weber, P. W.
Date: September 23, 1953
Locality: Kailua
Identified by: Menke, A. S.
Record type: Preserved specimen

54 Bishop specimens of Prionyx thomae · collected 1953–1956Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 23, 1953, Weber, P. W. also collected 24+ 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 102178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38213285. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/102178.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38213285 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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