| Sphecinae | |
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| Sphex ichneumoneus on milkweed | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphecinae |
| Genera | |
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Sphex funerarius dragging prey, a bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera to provision its nest
The Sphecinae is a subfamily of the digger wasp family Sphecidae.[1]
It contains the following genera:[1]
- Chilosphex Menke in R. Bohart and Menke, 1976
- Isodontia Patton, 1880
- Palmodes Kohl, 1890
- Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827
- Sphex Linnaeus, 1758
- Stangeella Menke, 1962

Larva of Isodontia sp. found in twig nest with katydid prey
References
- 1 2 Pulawski, Wojciech J. (25 April 2021). "FAMILY GROUP NAMES AND CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences.
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