A revision of the Australian digger wasps in the genus Sphex (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)

By

Dörfel, Thorleif
Ohl, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

521

Pages

1--104

Subjects

Australia , monograph , Sphex , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.521.5995

 

Abstract

The Australian species of the sphecid wasp genus Sphex are revised. Thirty-five species are recognized, of which 11 are new: Sphex argentatissimus, S. brevipetiolus, S. caelebs, S. corporosus, S. flammeus, S. fortunatus, S. gracilis, S. imporcatus, S. jucundus, S. latilobus and S. pretiosus. A dichotomous key covering all Australian species of the genus has been generated. The geographic distribution of all species is discussed based on all available locality records in relation to the Australian climate zones.