Trypoxylon scutatum is a predatory wasp in the family Crabronidae.BioLib
Distribution This species is present in Europe.Fauna europaea
Description Trypoxylon scutatum can reach a length of about , with a head reaching a width of about . 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.Le Monde des InsectesAlexander Valentinovich Antropov Key to the Trypoxylon scutatum species-group of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwest Asia in Order Hymenoptera, family Crabronidae. Genera Trypoxylon, Pseudomicroides and Belomicroides. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE 4:609-629.
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