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Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845

Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845:347 - Smith, 1856Smith, F. 1856. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV. Sphegidae, Larridae, and Crabronidae. London. 497 pp. (distribution); Smith, 1862Smith, F. 1862. Descriptions of new speciews of aculeate Hymenoptera, collected at Panama by R. W. Stretch, Esq, with a list of described species, and the various localities where they have previously occured. Transaction of the Entomological Society of London ser. 3 (1):29-44. (distribution); Cameron, 1888-1900Cameron, P. 1888-1900. Biologia Centrali-Americana - Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Fossores) Vol. II. R. H. Porter and Dulau & Co., London. 413pp, 14 pl.:34 ( listed as synonym of Sphex ichneumonea (Linnaeus, 1758)); Ashmead, 1900Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367. (distribution); Berland, 1929Berland, M.L. 1929. Les Sphegidae (Hyménoptères) du Muséum National de Paris. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) 1:309-312. (distribution); Evans, 1972Evans, H.E. 1972. Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian Biological Survey of Dominica: Aculeate Wasps (Hymenoptera: Scolioidea, Vespoidea, Pompiloidea, Sphecoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 115:1-19. (distribution); Alayo, 1973Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218. (distribution); Alayo, 1976Alayo, P.D. 1976. Introducción al estudio de los Himenópteros de Cuba - Superfamilia Sphecoidea. Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Instituto de Zoologia, Serie Biologica 67:1-46. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209. (distribution); Simonthomas, 1984Simonthomas, R.T. 1984. Notes on the Hymenoptera Aculeata from St. Martin, Saba, and St. Eustatius. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean islands 67:92-97. (distribution); Callan, 1990Callan, E.Mc C. 1990. Sphecidae of Trinidad. I. Ampulicinae, Sphecinae and Pemphredoninae. Sphecos 20:19. (distribution); Genaro & Juarrero, 2000Genaro, J.A. & C.A. Juarrero 2000. Nueva especie de Sphex (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) para Cuba, con notas sobre el comportamiento durante la nidificación. Revista Biologia 14 (2):178-181. (distribution); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139. (distribution); Starr & Hook, 2003Starr, C.K. & Hook, A.W. 2003. The aculeate Hymenoptera of Trinidad, West Indies. Occasional Papers o the Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies 12:1-31. (distribution); Genaro, 2006Genaro, J.A. 2006. Checklist and distribution patterns of apoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae and Crabronidae) of Cuba. Zootaxa 1171:47-68. (distribution); Perez-Gelabert, 2008Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2008. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831:1-530. (distribution); Rasmussen & Asenjo, 2009Rasmussen, C. & A. Asenjo 2009. A checklist to the wasps of Peru (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). ZooKeys 15:1-78. (distribution); Silvestre et al., 2014Silvestre, R., M.F. Demétrio, B.M. Trad, F. Varussa & O. Lima 2014. Diversity and distribution of Hymenoptera Aculeata in Midwestern Brazilian dry forests. In: Greer, F.E. (Ed.). Dry Forests. 29-80. (distribution); Medina, 2016Medina Rosa, J.R. 2016. Avispas de Puerto Rico - Hymenoptera: Symphyta, Apocrita (Aculeata). Ediciones Digitales, 1-23. (distribution); Perez-Gelabert, 2020Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2020. Checklist, bibliography and quantitative data of the arthropods of Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4749:1-668. (distribution); Meurgey & Ramage, 2020Meurgey, F. & T. Ramage 2020. Challenging the Wallacean shortfall: A total assessment of insect diversity on Guadeloupe (French West Indies), a checklist and bibliography. Insecta Mundi 786:1-183. (distribution); Nava-Bolaños & Osorio-Olvera, 2022Nava-Bolaños, A. & L. Osorio-Olvera 2022. Estado del arte del conocimiento de biodiversidad de los polinizadores de México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 93:1-77. (distribution). - As Sphex ichneumoneus dorsalis: - Kohl, 1890Kohl, F.F. 1890. Die Hymenopterengruppe der Sphecinen. I. Monographie der natürlichen Gattung Sphex Linné (sens. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 5:77-194, 317-462. (distribution); Fox, 1891Fox, W.J. 1891. On a collection of Hymenoptera made in Jamaica during April, 1891. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 18:337-348. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution).

Sphex singularis Smith, 1856:261, ♂, Honduras. - Cameron, 1888Cameron, P. 1888. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Fossores) Vol. II. :1-33. (distribution); Cameron, 1888-1900Cameron, P. 1888-1900. Biologia Centrali-Americana - Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Fossores) Vol. II. R. H. Porter and Dulau & Co., London. 413pp, 14 pl.:33 (listed); Kohl, 1890Kohl, F.F. 1890. Die Hymenopterengruppe der Sphecinen. I. Monographie der natürlichen Gattung Sphex Linné (sens. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 5:77-194, 317-462. (distribution); Fox, 1891Fox, W.J. 1891. On a collection of Hymenoptera made in Jamaica during April, 1891. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 18:337-348. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution); Ashmead, 1900Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367. (distribution); Evans, 1972Evans, H.E. 1972. Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian Biological Survey of Dominica: Aculeate Wasps (Hymenoptera: Scolioidea, Vespoidea, Pompiloidea, Sphecoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 115:1-19.:8 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Alayo, 1973Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218.:184 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1580 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.:74 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Genaro, 2006Genaro, J.A. 2006. Checklist and distribution patterns of apoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae and Crabronidae) of Cuba. Zootaxa 1171:47-68.:51 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845). - As Ammobia singularis: - Wolcott, 1948Wolcott, G.N. 1948. The insects of Puerto Rico. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 32 (4):749-975. (distribution). - As Chlorion singulare: - Maldonado & Navarro, 1967Maldonado, J. & Navarro, C.A. 1967. Additions and corrections to Wolcott's 'Insects of Puerto Rico'. Caribbean Journal of Science 7 (1-2):45-64. (distribution). - As Chlorion singularis:

Sphex chlorargyrica Costa, 1862:66, ♂.Brasilia (Mus. Zool. Reg. Archig. Neap.). - Fernald, 1942Fernald, H.T. 1942. Annotated list of Florida Sphecinae (Hym., Sphecidae). Entomological News 53 (10):286-291.:289 ( listed as synonym of Chlorion singularis (Smith, 1856)); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1580 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.:74 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845).

Sphex micans Taschenberg, 1869:419, ♀. 5 ♀♀, Parana, Mendoza, Rio de Janeiro. - Cameron, 1888-1900Cameron, P. 1888-1900. Biologia Centrali-Americana - Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Fossores) Vol. II. R. H. Porter and Dulau & Co., London. 413pp, 14 pl.:34 ( listed as synonym of Sphex ichneumonea (Linnaeus, 1758)); Fernald, 1942Fernald, H.T. 1942. Annotated list of Florida Sphecinae (Hym., Sphecidae). Entomological News 53 (10):286-291.:289 ( listed as synonym of Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1580 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.:74 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845).

Sphex dubitata Cresson, 1872:213, ♀. 3 ♀♀, Texas (leg. Belfrage). - Alayo, 1973Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218.:184 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1580 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.:74 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Genaro, 2006Genaro, J.A. 2006. Checklist and distribution patterns of apoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae and Crabronidae) of Cuba. Zootaxa 1171:47-68.:51 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845). - As Chlorion dubitatum: - Fernald, 1906Fernald, H.T. 1906. The digger wasps of North America and the West Indies belonging to the subfamily Chorioninae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 31:291-423. (distribution); Dow, 1932Dow, R. 1932. Biological notes on Cuban wasps and their parasites. Psyche 39:8-19. (distribution); Fernald, 1942Fernald, H.T. 1942. Annotated list of Florida Sphecinae (Hym., Sphecidae). Entomological News 53 (10):286-291. (distribution). - As Sphex dubitatus: - Kohl, 1890Kohl, F.F. 1890. Die Hymenopterengruppe der Sphecinen. I. Monographie der natürlichen Gattung Sphex Linné (sens. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 5:77-194, 317-462. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution).

Sphex spiniger Kohl, 1890:175 (key), 428, ♂. ♂, Neotropische Region: Mexico; Brasilien (Mus. caes. Vindob., Mus. Nat. Hung.). - Kohl, 1890Kohl, F.F. 1890. Die Hymenopterengruppe der Sphecinen. I. Monographie der natürlichen Gattung Sphex Linné (sens. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 5:77-194, 317-462. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution); Fernald, 1942Fernald, H.T. 1942. Annotated list of Florida Sphecinae (Hym., Sphecidae). Entomological News 53 (10):286-291.:289 ( listed as synonym of Chlorion singularis (Smith, 1856)); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1580 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.:74 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845). - As Ammobia spiniger: - Rohwer, 1916Rohwer, S.A. 1916. Descriptions of new species of Hymenoptera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 49:205-249. (distribution). - As Ammobia spinigra: - Rohwer, 1913Rohwer, S.A. 1913. Results of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911. Hymenoptera, Superfamilies Vespoidea and Sphecoidea. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44:439-454. (distribution). - As Chlorion spiniger: - Fernald, 1906Fernald, H.T. 1906. The digger wasps of North America and the West Indies belonging to the subfamily Chorioninae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 31:291-423. (distribution); Perez-Gelabert, 2008Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2008. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831:1-530.:242 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845); Perez-Gelabert, 2020Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2020. Checklist, bibliography and quantitative data of the arthropods of Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4749:1-668.:314 ( listed as synonym of Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845).

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Distribution

ANTNetherlands Antilles
(Simonthomas, 1984; Genaro, 2006) ARGArgentina
(Berland, 1929; Amarante, 2002; Genaro, 2006) BRABrazil
(Smith, 1856; Costa, 1862 [as Sphex chlorargyrica Costa, 1862]; Smith, 1862; Taschenberg, 1869 [as Sphex micans Taschenberg, 1869]; Kohl, 1890; Kohl, 1890 [as Sphex spiniger Kohl, 1890]; Dalla Torre, 1897 [as Sphex spiniger Kohl, 1890]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)]; Berland, 1929; Amarante, 2002; Genaro, 2006; Silvestre et al., 2014) BRBBarbados
(Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]) COLColombia
(Berland, 1929; Amarante, 2002) CRICosta Rica
(Amarante, 2002) CUBCuba
(Ashmead, 1900; Dow, 1932 [as Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)]; Alayo, 1973; Alayo, 1976; Genaro & Juarrero, 2000; Amarante, 2002; Genaro, 2006) DMADominica
(Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Evans, 1972; Simonthomas, 1984; Genaro, 2006) DOMDominican Republic
(Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]) ECUEcuador
(Berland, 1929) GLPGuadeloupe
(Berland, 1929; Simonthomas, 1984; Genaro, 2006; Meurgey & Ramage, 2020) GTMGuatemala
(Cameron, 1888 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Kohl, 1890; Kohl, 1890 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Amarante, 2002) GUFFrench Guiana
(Smith, 1856; Smith, 1862; Kohl, 1890; Dalla Torre, 1897; Berland, 1929; Amarante, 2002) GUYGuyana
(Amarante, 2002) HISHispaniola
(Genaro, 2006; Perez-Gelabert, 2008; Perez-Gelabert, 2020) HNDHonduras
(Smith, 1856 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Cameron, 1888 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Kohl, 1890 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Dalla Torre, 1897 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Amarante, 2002) JAMJamaica
(Fox, 1891 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Fox, 1891; Ashmead, 1900 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Ashmead, 1900; Rohwer, 1916 [as Ammobia spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Amarante, 2002; Genaro, 2006) LANLesser Antilles
(Amarante, 2002) MEXMexico
(Cameron, 1888 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Kohl, 1890 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Kohl, 1890 [as Sphex spiniger Kohl, 1890]; Dalla Torre, 1897 [as Sphex spiniger Kohl, 1890]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)]; Genaro, 2006; Nava-Bolaños & Osorio-Olvera, 2022) MTQMartinique
(Berland, 1929) PANPanama
(Smith, 1862; Cameron, 1888 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Kohl, 1890 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Rohwer, 1913 [as Ammobia spinigra (Kohl, 1890)]; Berland, 1929; Amarante, 2002) PERPeru
(Amarante, 2002; Rasmussen & Asenjo, 2009) PRIPuerto Rico
(Wolcott, 1948 [as Ammobia singularis (Smith, 1856]; Maldonado & Navarro, 1967 [as Chlorion singulare (Smith, 1856)]; Genaro, 2006; Medina, 2016) TTOTrinidad and Tobago
(Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Callan, 1990; Starr & Hook, 2003; Genaro, 2006) USA-CAUnited States - California
(Krombein et al., 1979) USA-FLUnited States - Florida
(Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)]; Fernald, 1942 [as Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)]; Krombein et al., 1979; Genaro, 2006) USA-GAUnited States - Georgia
(Krombein et al., 1979) USA-LAUnited States - Louisiana
(Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]) USA-MSUnited States - Mississippi
(Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)]) USA-NMUnited States - New Mexico
(Genaro, 2006) USA-TXUnited States - Texas
(Cresson, 1872 [as Sphex dubitata Cresson, 1872]; Kohl, 1890 [as Sphex dubitatus Cresson, 1872]; Dalla Torre, 1897 [as Sphex dubitatus Cresson, 1872]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion spiniger (Kohl, 1890)]; Fernald, 1906 [as Chlorion dubitatum (Cresson, 1872)]) VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
(Ashmead, 1900 [as Sphex singularis Smith, 1856]; Ashmead, 1900; Simonthomas, 1984; Genaro, 2006) VENVenezuela
(Berland, 1929) VIRVirgin Islands (U.S.)
(Simonthomas, 1984)

Literature

Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218.
Alayo, P.D. 1976. Introducción al estudio de los Himenópteros de Cuba - Superfamilia Sphecoidea. Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Instituto de Zoologia, Serie Biologica 67:1-46.
Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.
Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367.
Berland, M.L. 1929. Les Sphegidae (Hyménoptères) du Muséum National de Paris. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) 1:309-312.
Callan, E.Mc C. 1990. Sphecidae of Trinidad. I. Ampulicinae, Sphecinae and Pemphredoninae. Sphecos 20:19.
Cameron, P. 1888. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Fossores) Vol. II. :1-33.
Cameron, P. 1888-1900. Biologia Centrali-Americana - Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Fossores) Vol. II. R. H. Porter and Dulau & Co., London. 413pp, 14 pl.
Costa, A. 1862. Cenno storico sul Museo Zoologico dell'Università di Napoli. Annuario del Museo Zoologico della R. Università di Napoli 1:7-104+3 pl.
Cresson, E.T. 1872. Hymenoptera Texana. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 4:153-292.
Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749.
Dow, R. 1932. Biological notes on Cuban wasps and their parasites. Psyche 39:8-19.
Evans, H.E. 1972. Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian Biological Survey of Dominica: Aculeate Wasps (Hymenoptera: Scolioidea, Vespoidea, Pompiloidea, Sphecoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 115:1-19.
Fernald, H.T. 1906. The digger wasps of North America and the West Indies belonging to the subfamily Chorioninae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 31:291-423.
Fernald, H.T. 1942. Annotated list of Florida Sphecinae (Hym., Sphecidae). Entomological News 53 (10):286-291.
Fox, W.J. 1891. On a collection of Hymenoptera made in Jamaica during April, 1891. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 18:337-348.
Genaro, J.A. 2006. Checklist and distribution patterns of apoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae and Crabronidae) of Cuba. Zootaxa 1171:47-68.
Genaro, J.A. & C.A. Juarrero 2000. Nueva especie de Sphex (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) para Cuba, con notas sobre el comportamiento durante la nidificación. Revista Biologia 14 (2):178-181.
Kohl, F.F. 1890. Die Hymenopterengruppe der Sphecinen. I. Monographie der natürlichen Gattung Sphex Linné (sens. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 5:77-194, 317-462.
Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, A.L.M. 1845. Histoire naturelle des Insects. Suites à Buffon. Hyménoptères, III. Roret, Paris. 1-646.
Maldonado, J. & Navarro, C.A. 1967. Additions and corrections to Wolcott's 'Insects of Puerto Rico'. Caribbean Journal of Science 7 (1-2):45-64.
Medina Rosa, J.R. 2016. Avispas de Puerto Rico - Hymenoptera: Symphyta, Apocrita (Aculeata). Ediciones Digitales, 1-23.
Meurgey, F. & T. Ramage 2020. Challenging the Wallacean shortfall: A total assessment of insect diversity on Guadeloupe (French West Indies), a checklist and bibliography. Insecta Mundi 786:1-183.
Nava-Bolaños, A. & L. Osorio-Olvera 2022. Estado del arte del conocimiento de biodiversidad de los polinizadores de México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 93:1-77.
Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2008. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831:1-530.
Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2020. Checklist, bibliography and quantitative data of the arthropods of Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4749:1-668.
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