Species
The genus Sphex contains over 100 species:
- Sphex abyssinicus
- Sphex ahasverus
- Sphex alacer
- Sphex antennatus
- Sphex argentatus
- Sphex argentinus
- Sphex ashmeadi
- Sphex atropilosus
- Sphex basilicus
- Sphex bilobatus
- Sphex bohemanni
- Sphex brachystomus
- Sphex brasilianus
- Sphex caeruleanus
- Sphex caliginosus
- Sphex camposi
- Sphex carbonicolor
- Sphex castaneipes
- Sphex cinerascens
- Sphex cognatus
- Sphex confrater
- Sphex cristi
- Sphex cubensis
- Sphex darwinensis
- Sphex decipiens
- Sphex decoratus
- Sphex deplanatus
- Sphex diabolicus
- Sphex dorsalis
- Sphex dorycus
- Sphex ephippium
- Sphex ermineus
- Sphex erythrinus
- Sphex ferrugineipes
- Sphex finschii
- Sphex flavipennis
- Sphex flavovestitus
- Sphex formosellus
- Sphex fumicatus
- Sphex fumipennis
- Sphex funerarius
- Sphex gaullei
- Sphex gilberti
- Sphex gisteli
- Sphex guatemalensis
- Sphex habenus
- Sphex haemorrhoidalis
- Sphex hirtipes
- Sphex ichneumoneus – Great Golden Digger
- Sphex incomptus
- Sphex ingens
- Sphex inusitatus
- Sphex jamaicensis
- Sphex jansei
- Sphex kolthoffi
- Sphex lanatus
- Sphex latreillei
- Sphex latro
- Sphex leuconotus
- Sphex libycus
- Sphex lucae
- Sphex luctuosus
- Sphex madasummae
- Sphex malagassus
- Sphex mandibularis
- Sphex maximiliani
- Sphex melanocnemis
- Sphex melanopus
- Sphex melas
- Sphex mendozanus
- Sphex mimulus
- Sphex mochii
- Sphex modestus
- Sphex muticus
- Sphex neavei
- Sphex neoumbrosus
- Sphex nigrohirtus
- Sphex nitidiventris
- Sphex nudus – Katydid Wasp
- Sphex observabilis
- Sphex opacus
- Sphex optimus
- Sphex oxianus
- Sphex paulinierii
- Sphex pensylvanicus – Great Black Wasp
- Sphex permagnus
- Sphex peruanus
- Sphex praedator
- Sphex prosper
- Sphex pruinosus
- Sphex resinipes
- Sphex resplendens
- Sphex rex
- Sphex rhodosoma
- Sphex rufinervis
- Sphex rufiscutis
- Sphex rugifer
- Sphex satanas
- Sphex schoutedeni
- Sphex schrottkyi
- Sphex semifossulatus
- Sphex sericeus
- Sphex servillei
- Sphex solomon
- Sphex stadelmanni
- Sphex staudingeri
- Sphex subhyalinus
- Sphex subtruncatus
- Sphex tanoi
- Sphex taschenbergi
- Sphex tepanecus
- Sphex texanus
- Sphex tinctipennis
- Sphex tomentosus
- Sphex torridus
- Sphex vestitus
- Sphex walshae
- Sphex wilsoni
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