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Genus Sphex

Pulawski W.J. (2003-) Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato (Apoidea excluding Apidae)

compiled by
Wojciech J. Pulawski
California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

Site with extensive taxonomic information. Is also included under Internet references in the guide page for Sphecidae, but it is worthy of its own link as well.
[cite:98203]

Link updated 17 January 2016 as per comments.
Title updated 1/30/24.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 14 March, 2007 - 4:35pm

Arkansas Sphecid Wasps

Herschel Raney's working list. Very much "in progress", but looks like a useful starting point. Has life history information interspersed.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 6 February, 2005 - 7:01am

Raney H. (-2014) Eastern sphecid wasps

[cite:468413]
Annotated checklist, incl. brief descriptions, biology, hosts, and distribution (US state records only)

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Contributed by v belov on 28 October, 2010 - 1:52pm

Pulawski W.J. (2023) Family group names and classification

[cite:386275]
Family group names of Apoidea s.l. (with all bees treated as a single family, Apidae) are listed, and historical spelling variations analyzed. Several updates have been made since this entry was posted.
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Contributed by v belov on 17 April, 2010 - 10:58pm

Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2024) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

[cite:468583]
Jump to: Apoidea genera [list] ▪ Guide to bee genera ▪ Apoid wasp species (NA) ▪ Bee species (World)

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Contributed by v belov on 29 October, 2010 - 10:01am

Finnamore A.T. (1998) Aculeate wasps (excluding Formicidae) [of the Montane Cordillera Ecozone]

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Contributed by v belov on 28 October, 2010 - 1:47pm

Kroupa A.S. (2020) The Hymenoptera of Central America eXtended. Version 2.0

[cite:2017698]

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Contributed by v belov on 7 August, 2021 - 6:24pm

Wasps of Illinois

Angella Moorehouse has created a color guide to some of the Hymenoptera that can be found in Illinois. Can be downloaded free from The Field Museum.

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 May, 2020 - 2:06pm

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