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Sphecodes Latreille, 1804
Sphecodes Latreille P. A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Insectes pp. 129-200 in Deterville, J.-F (ed.) Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle Vol. 24. Paris: Crapelet [182] .
Type species: Sphex gibba Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (San José), Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz), Panama (Chiriquí)

References

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Last update : 22 Mar 2022

Available Species

Sphecodes aeneiceps Friese, 1916
Sphecodes aspericollis Sichel, 1865
Sphecodes basalis Sichel, 1865
Sphecodes clypeatus Friese, 1916
Sphecodes cordovensis (Cockerell, 1919)
Sphecodes macswaini Michener, 1954
Sphecodes metanotiaeus Sichel, 1865
Sphecodes metathoracicus Sichel, 1865
Sphecodes pilosulus Smith, 1879
Sphecodes puncticollis Sichel, 1865
Sphecodes subconfertus Sichel, 1865