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Subtribe Spheciina

Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus large bee, hornet? - Sphecius speciosus wasp - Sphecius speciosus Eastern Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus - male Cicada Killer Male - Sphecius speciosus - male Bee with 6cm wingspan - Sphecius speciosus - female ?Cicada killer - Sphecius speciosus Sphecius speciosus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps)
Family Crabronidae (Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies)
Subfamily Bembicinae
Tribe Bembicini (Sand Wasps)
Subtribe Spheciina
Numbers
5 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), 55 spp. in 4 genera worldwide(2)