Biology:Sphex jamaicensis

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Short description: Species of wasp

Sphex jamaicensis
Sphex jamaicensis - Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables, Florida.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Sphex
Species:
S. jamaicensis
Binomial name
Sphex jamaicensis
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphex ornatus Sphex aurulentus
  • Guérin-Méneville, 1835 Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Drury, 1773 Vespa jamaicensis
  • Sphex lanierii Kohl, 1890
  • Sphex ichneumoneus fulviventris Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845

Sphex jamaicensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Florida, Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), The Bahamas, and Jamaica.[4][5]

ITIS Taxonomic notes:

  • Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) (originally in Vespa) is apparently a senior secondary homonym of Sphex jamaicensis Fabricius, 1775 (though these two have apparently never been treated as congeneric).[1]
  • Sphex jamaicensis Fabricius, 1775 is apparently a junior secondary homonym of Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) (originally in Vespa) (though these two have apparently never been treated as congeneric).[1]
Sphex jamaicensis, Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Key Largo, Florida.jpg

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10820582 entry