Biology:Sphecius hogardii

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Short description: Species of wasp

Sphecius hogardii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Genus: Sphecius
Species:
S. hogardii
Binomial name
Sphecius hogardii
(Latreille, 1806)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hogardia rufescens Lepeletier, 1845
  • Latreille, 1806 Stizus hogardii

Sphecius hogardii, the Caribbean cicada killer, is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.[1][2][3][4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Sphecius hogardii:

  • Sphecius hogardii bahamas Krombein, 1953
  • Sphecius hogardii hogardii (Latreille, 1806)

References

Further reading

  • Holliday, C. W.; Coelho, J. R. (2006). "Improved key to New World species of Sphecius (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99 (5): 793–798. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[793:IKTNWS2.0.CO;2]. 

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