Sphex jamaicensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Florida, Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), The Bahamas, and Jamaica.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Genus: | Sphex |
| Species: | S. jamaicensis
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| Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)
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ITIS Taxonomic notes:
- Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) (originally in Vespa) is apparently a senior secondary homonym of Sphex jamaicensis Fabricius, 1775 (though these two have apparently never been treated as congeneric).[1]
- Sphex jamaicensis Fabricius, 1775 is apparently a junior secondary homonym of Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) (originally in Vespa) (though these two have apparently never been treated as congeneric).[1]
References
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"Sphex jamaicensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Sphex jamaicensis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Sphex jamaicensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Sphex jamaicensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Sphex jamaicensis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Eaton, Eric; Kaufman, Kenn (2006). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0618153107.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
External links
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