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Sphecini

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Sphecidae

Taxonomy
Sphecini was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant. Its type is Sphex.

It was assigned to Sphecinae by Pulawski (2014).

Subtaxa
Sphex (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Sphecini Latreille p. 331
2014Sphecini Pulawski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
familySphecidae()
subfamilySphecinae
tribeSphecini
tribeSphecini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Sphecini Latreille 1802
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G. Sphex Linnaeus 1758
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Sphex bischoffi Zeuner 1931
Sphex gigantea Heer 1867
Sphex obscura Statz 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Sarmatian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Sphex obscura (122010)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Sphex gigantea (117250)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Sphex bischoffi (113752)