Sphecinae

Sphecinae
	Sphex ichneumoneus on milkweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Subfamily:	Sphecinae
Genera
	See text

Last updated September 15, 2025

Sphecinae is a subfamily of the digger wasp family Sphecidae.^[1]

Genera

It contains the following genera:^[1]

Prionychini

Chilosphex Menke in R. Bohart and Menke, 1976
Palmodes Kohl, 1890
Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827

Sphecini

Isodontia Patton, 1880
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758

Stangeellini

Stangeella Menke, 1962

Gallery

Sphex funerarius dragging prey, a bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera to provision its nest
Larva of Isodontia sp. found in twig nest with katydid prey

References

1 2 Pulawski, Wojciech J. (25 April 2021). "FAMILY GROUP NAMES AND CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences .

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[Pulawski-1] 1 2 Pulawski, Wojciech J. (25 April 2021). "FAMILY GROUP NAMES AND CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences .

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Sphecinae

Sphex ichneumoneus on milkweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Subfamily:	Sphecinae
Genera
See text