Wasps of the genus Sphex (commonly known as digger wasps) are cosmopolitan predators that sting and paralyze prey insects. Sphex is one of many genera in the old digger wasp family Sphecidae (sensu lato), though most apart from the Sphecinae have now been moved to the family Crabronidae.[1] There are over 130 known Sphex species.
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Wasps of the genus Sphex (commonly known as digger wasps) are cosmopolitan predators that sting and paralyze prey insects. Sphex is one of many genera...
Sphex pensylvanicus, the great black wasp, is a species of digger wasp. It lives across most of North America and grows to a size of 20–35 mm (0.8–1.4 in)...
Sphex ichneumoneus, known commonly as the great golden digger wasp or great golden sand digger is a wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is identified by...
Sphex funerarius, the golden digger wasp, is a species of digger wasp of the family Sphecidae. Sphex funerarius can reach a length of 15–23 millimetres...
Pterois sphex, the Hawaiian turkeyfish or Hawaiian lionfish is a species of ray-finned fish with venomous spines belonging to the family Scorpaenidae...
Sphex ashmeadi is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. "Sphex ashmeadi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
Sphex lucae is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. "Sphex lucae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24...
(1979). "The species of Hymenoptera described by Linnaeus in the genera Sphex, Chrysis, Vespa, Apis and Mutilla". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society...
female Sphex dorsalis average around 19 millimetres (0.75 in) in length. "Sphex dorsalis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 18 July 2018. "Sphex dorsalis...
Sphex texanus is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. "Sphex texanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
Sphex habenus is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. "Sphex habenus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
Sphex jamaicensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is found in Florida, Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), The Bahamas...
Sphex nudus, the katydid wasp, is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. "Sphex nudus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
Sphex tepanecus is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. "Sphex tepanecus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
family Sphecidae. The reproduction behaviour of this species (called the "Sphex languedocien" at the time) is described in detail by the French entomologist...
species was first described by the Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus as Sphex sabulosa in 1758. The genus Ammophila was created by the English parson-naturalist...
species of the genus Sphecodes and was first described by Carl Linnaeus as Sphex gibba in 1758. Sphecodes gibbus is a relatively large Sphecodes species...
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