Sphex argentatus

Sphex argentatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Sphecidae
Subfamilia: Sphecinae
Tribus: Sphecini
Genus: Sphex
Species: Sphex argentatus
Subspecies: S. a. argentatus – S. a. fumosus

Name

Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787

Type locality: India: Coromandel (= southeastern coast).

Lectotype: ZMUC female ♀. (lectotype designated by van der Vecht 1961: 28).

Synonyms

• Sphex unicolor Fabricius, 1787:275
• Sphex umbrosus Christ, 1791:293 (synonymized by van der Vecht 1961: 28).
• Sphex argenteus Turton, 1800:485
• Sphex argentifrons Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845:337
• Sphex plumifer A. Costa, 1864b:112
• Sphex umbrosus var. nanulus Strand, 1913:83

References

• Fabricius, J.C. 1787. Mantissa insectorum, sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Vol. 1: 348 pp. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. BHL Reference page.