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Tribe Sphecini

Large wasp - maybe Sphex nudus - Sphex nudus - female Katydid Wasp - Sphex nudus Grass-carrying Wasp - Isodontia wasp? - Sphex ichneumoneus Wasp - Sphex pensylvanicus burrowing wasp - Sphex jamaicensis Texan Wasp - Sphex - male Black wasp - Isodontia mexicana
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 Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps)
Subfamily Sphecinae
Tribe Sphecini
Numbers
2 genera in the tribe, with 18 spp. in our area(1) and ~180 spp. worldwide(2)