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Sphex Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 154326

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Ammobia Billberg, 1820
		Fernaldina R. Bohart and Menke, 1963
		Proterosphex Fernald, 1905
		Sphaex Scopoli, 1772
	Common Name(s):

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2019

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Hexapoda – hexapods
	Class	Insecta – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes
	Subclass	Pterygota – insects ailés, winged insects
	Infraclass	Neoptera – modern, wing-folding insects
	Superorder	Holometabola
	Order	Hymenoptera – abelha, formiga, vespa, ants, bees, wasps
	Suborder	Apocrita – abeilles, fourmis, guępes véritables, narrow-waisted hymenopterans, ants, bees, true wasps
	Infraorder	Aculeata
	Superfamily	Apoidea – bees, sphecoid wasps, apoid wasps
	Family	Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 – mud daubers, sphecid wasps, digger wasps, sand wasps
	Subfamily	Sphecinae Latreille, 1802
	Tribe	Sphecini Latreille, 1802
	Genus	Sphex Linnaeus, 1758
		Direct Children:
	Species	Sphex abyssinicus (Arnold, 1928)
	Species	Sphex ahasverus Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex alacer Kohl, 1895
	Species	Sphex antennatus F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex argentatissimus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
	Species	Sphex argentinus Taschenberg, 1869
	Species	Sphex ashmeadi (Fernald, 1906)
	Species	Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
	Species	Sphex basilicus (R. Turner, 1915)
	Species	Sphex bilobatus Kohl, 1895
	Species	Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
	Species	Sphex brachystomus Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex brasilianus de Saussure, 1867
	Species	Sphex brevipetiolatus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex caelebs Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex caeruleanus Drury, 1773
	Species	Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
	Species	Sphex camposi Campos, 1922
	Species	Sphex carbonicolor van der Vecht, 1973
	Species	Sphex castaneipes Dahlbom, 1843
	Species	Sphex cognatus F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex confrater Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex corporosus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex cristi Genaro in Genaro and Juarrero, 2000
	Species	Sphex cubensis (Fernald, 1906)
	Species	Sphex darwinensis R. Turner, 1912
	Species	Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
	Species	Sphex decoratus F. Smith, 1873
	Species	Sphex deplanatus Kohl, 1895
	Species	Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
	Species	Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
	Species	Sphex dorycus Guérin-Méneville, 1838
	Species	Sphex ephippium F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex ermineus Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex erythrinus (Guiglia, 1939)
	Species	Sphex ferrugineipes W. Fox, 1897
	Species	Sphex finschii Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex flammeus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
	Species	Sphex flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex formosellus van der Vecht, 1957
	Species	Sphex fortunatus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
	Species	Sphex fumipennis F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
	Species	Sphex gaullei Berland, 1927
	Species	Sphex gilberti R. Turner, 1908
	Species	Sphex gisteli Strand, 1916
	Species	Sphex gracilis Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex guatemalensis Cameron, 1888
	Species	Sphex habenus Say, 1832
	Species	Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
	Species	Sphex ichneumoneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
	Species	Sphex imporcatus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
	Species	Sphex ingens F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex inusitatus Yasumatsu, 1935
	Species	Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)
	Species	Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
	Species	Sphex jucundus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex kolthoffi Gussakovskij, 1938
	Species	Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
	Species	Sphex latilobus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex latreillei Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1831
	Species	Sphex latro Erichson, 1849
	Species	Sphex leuconotus Brullé, 1833
	Species	Sphex libycus de Beaumont, 1956
	Species	Sphex lucae de Saussure, 1867
	Species	Sphex luctuosus F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
	Species	Sphex malagassus de Saussure, 1890
	Species	Sphex mandibularis Cresson, 1869
	Species	Sphex maximiliani Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex melanocnemis Kohl, 1885
	Species	Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
	Species	Sphex melas Gussakovskij, 1930
	Species	Sphex mendozanus Brčthes, 1909
	Species	Sphex mimulus R. Turner, 1910
	Species	Sphex mochii Giordani Soika, 1942
	Species	Sphex modestus F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex muticus Kohl, 1885
	Species	Sphex neavei (Arnold, 1928)
	Species	Sphex neoumbrosus Jha and Farooqi, 1996
	Species	Sphex nigrohirtus Kohl, 1895
	Species	Sphex nitidiventris Spinola, 1851
	Species	Sphex nudus Fernald, 1903
	Species	Sphex obscurus (Fabricius, 1804)
	Species	Sphex observabilis (R. Turner, 1918)
	Species	Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
	Species	Sphex optimus F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex oxianus Gussakovskij, 1928
	Species	Sphex paulinierii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
	Species	Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763
	Species	Sphex permagnus (Willink, 1951)
	Species	Sphex peruanus Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
	Species	Sphex pretiosus Dörfel and Ohl, 2015
	Species	Sphex prosper Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
	Species	Sphex resinipes (Fernald, 1906)
	Species	Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
	Species	Sphex rex Hensen, 1991
	Species	Sphex rhodosoma (R. Turner, 1915)
	Species	Sphex rufinervis Pérez, 1985
	Species	Sphex rufiscutis (R. Turner, 1918)
	Species	Sphex rugifer Kohl, 1890
	Species	Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
	Species	Sphex schoutedeni Kohl, 1913
	Species	Sphex schrottkyi (Bertoni, 1918)
	Species	Sphex semifossulatus van der Vecht, 1973
	Species	Sphex sericeus (Fabricius, 1804)
	Species	Sphex servillei Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
	Species	Sphex solomon Hensen, 1991
	Species	Sphex stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
	Species	Sphex staudingeri Gribodo, 1894
	Species	Sphex subhyalinus W. Fox, 1899
	Species	Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
	Species	Sphex tanoi Tsuneki, 1974
	Species	Sphex taschenbergi Magretti, 1884
	Species	Sphex tepanecus de Saussure, 1867
	Species	Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
	Species	Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
	Species	Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
	Species	Sphex torridus F. Smith, 1873
	Species	Sphex vestitus F. Smith, 1856
	Species	Sphex walshae Hensen, 1991
	Species	Sphex wilsoni Hensen, 1991
	Species	Sphex zubaidiyacus Augul, 2013

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	Source:	Catalog of Sphecidae sl ('19); Family-Group Names/Classification, website (version 23-May-19)
	Acquired:	2019
	Notes:	Pulawski, Wojciech J. 2019. Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato: Family Group Names and Classification. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/entomology_resources/hymenoptera/sphecidae/family_group_names_and_classification.pdf
	Reference for:	Sphex

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Sphex

	Source:	Sphecidae s.l. site (2019); Individual genus PDF files, website (version 2019)
	Acquired:	2019
	Notes:	Individual PDF files for each genus at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/entomology_resources/hymenoptera/sphecidae/genera/index.html
	Reference for:	Sphex

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