Sphex

See also: sphex

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”).

Proper noun

Sphex m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – the digger wasps.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily; Sphecidae - family; Sphecini - tribe; Sphecina - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Sphex flavipennis - type species

References

Sphex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sphex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sphex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sphex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Sphex at Encyclopedia of Life
Sphex at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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