Article Nº 0508 Insect, spider or other land arthropod Vol. I · p. 293
Bicho do lameiro (Ophion obscurus)
The bicho do lameiro is a mud-nesting wasp of Madeira's lowlands that provisions its larvae with spiders.
A hymenopterous insect found in the lowlands of Madeira. It builds a nest of mud, sheltering it in a window recess or under the eaves of a roof, and habitually feeds its larvae with spiders that it carries to the nest.