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Cicada Killer

Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Sphecius speciosus
Species recognized by Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico, wikipedia русскую Википедию, Canada Species List, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, NCBI, EOL authors, and United States Species List
Sphecius speciosus
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773)
Recognized by Natural History Services and EOL staff
Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom 1843
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Vespa tricincta Fabricius 1775
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Sphecius speciosus
Species recognized by Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and GGBN data coverage
Sphecius speciosus
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, AmericanInsects, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Hogardia speciosa (Drury 1773)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom 1843
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Sphex speciosus Drury 1773
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Stizus speciosus (Drury 1773)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Vespa tricincta Fabricius 1775
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hogardia speciosa (Drury 1773)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Sphex speciosus Drury 1773
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Stizus speciosus (Drury 1773)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Vespa tricincta Fabricius 1775
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hogardia speciosa (Drury 1773)
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hogardia speciosa (Drury 1773)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Hogardia speciosa (Drury 1773)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom 1843
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom 1843
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom 1843
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sphex speciosus Drury 1773
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Sphex speciosus Drury 1773
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sphex speciosus Drury 1773
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Stizus speciosus (Drury 1773)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Stizus speciosus (Drury 1773)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Stizus speciosus (Drury 1773)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Stizus vespiformis Latreille 1818
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Stizus vespiformis Latreille 1818
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Vespa tricincta Fabricius 1775
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vespa tricincta Fabricius 1775
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Vespa tricincta Fabricius 1775
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Common Names

English

cicada killer preferred
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web

Curated hierarchies for Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Apoidea
Crabronidae
Bembicinae Latreille 1802
Bembicini Latreille 1802
Spheciina Nemkov & Ohl 2011
Sphecius Dahlbom 1843
Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773) (this page)
Sphecius antennatus (Klug 1845)
Sphecius citrinus Arnold 1929
Sphecius claripennis Morice 1911
Sphecius conicus (Germar 1817)
Sphecius convallis Patton 1879
Sphecius grandidieri (de Saussure 1887)
Sphecius grandis (Say 1823)
Sphecius hemixanthopterus Morice 1911
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille 1806)
Sphecius intermedius Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius lutescens (Radoszkowski 1877)
Sphecius malayanus Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius milleri R. Turner 1915
Sphecius nigricornis (Dufour 1838)
Sphecius pectoralis (F. Smith 1856)
Sphecius persa Gussakovskij 1933
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo 1884
Sphecius schulthessi Roth 1951
Sphecius spectabilis (Taschenberg 1875)
Sphecius uljanini (Radoszkowski 1877)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Apoidea
Crabronidae Latreille 1802
Bembicinae Latreille 1802
Bembicini Latreille 1802
Spheciina Nemkov & Ohl 2011
Sphecius Dahlbom 1843
Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773) (this page)
Sphecius antennatus (Klug 1845)
Sphecius citrinus Arnold 1929
Sphecius claripennis Morice 1911
Sphecius conicus (Germar 1817)
Sphecius convallis Patton 1879
Sphecius grandidieri (de Saussure 1887)
Sphecius grandis (Say 1823)
Sphecius hemixanthopterus Morice 1911
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille 1806)
Sphecius intermedius Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius lutescens (Radoszkowski 1877)
Sphecius malayanus Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius milleri R. Turner 1915
Sphecius nigricornis (Dufour 1838)
Sphecius pectoralis (F. Smith 1856)
Sphecius persa Gussakovskij 1933
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo 1884
Sphecius schulthessi Roth 1951
Sphecius spectabilis (Taschenberg 1875)
Sphecius uljanini (Radoszkowski 1877)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773) (this page)
Sphecius antennatus (Klug 1845)
Sphecius citrinus Arnold 1929
Sphecius claripennis Morice 1911
Sphecius conicus (Germar 1817)
Sphecius convallis Patton 1879
Sphecius grandidieri (de Saussure 1887)
Sphecius grandis (Say 1823)
Sphecius hemixanthopterus Morice 1911
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille 1806)
Sphecius intermedius Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius lutescens (Radoszkowski 1877)
Sphecius malayanus Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius milleri R. Turner 1915
Sphecius nigricornis (Dufour 1838)
Sphecius pectoralis (F. Smith 1856)
Sphecius persa Gussakovskij 1933
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo 1884
Sphecius schulthessi Roth 1951
Sphecius spectabilis (Taschenberg 1875)
Sphecius uljanini (Radoszkowski 1877)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Apoidea
Crabronidae
Sphecius
Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom 1843 (this page)
Sphecius antennatus (Klug 1845)
Sphecius citrinus Arnold 1929
Sphecius claripennis Morice 1911
Sphecius conicus (Germar 1817)
Sphecius convallis (Patton 1879)
Sphecius grandidieri (de Saussure 1887)
Sphecius grandis (Say 1823)
Sphecius hemixanthopterus Morice 1911
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille 1806)
Sphecius intermedius Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius lutescens (Radoszkowski 1877)
Sphecius malayanus Handlirsch 1896
Sphecius milleri R. Turner 1915
Sphecius nigricornis (Dufour 1838)
Sphecius pectoralis (F. Smith 1856)
Sphecius persa Gussakovskij 1933
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo 1884
Sphecius schulthessi Roth 1951
Sphecius spectabilis (Taschenberg 1875)
Sphecius uljanini (Radoszkowski 1877)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773) (this page)
Sphecius antennatus (Klug 1845)
Sphecius citrinus Arnold 1929
Sphecius claripennis Morice 1911
Sphecius conicus (Germar 1817)
Sphecius convallis Patton 1879
Sphecius grandidieri (de Saussure 1887)
Sphecius grandis (Say 1823)
Sphecius hemixanthopterus Morice 1911
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille 1806)
Sphecius intermedius Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius lutescens (Radoszkowski 1877)
Sphecius malayanus Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius milleri R. Turner 1915
Sphecius nigricornis (Dufour 1838)
Sphecius pectoralis (F. Smith 1856)
Sphecius persa Gussakovskij 1933
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo 1884
Sphecius schulthessi Roth 1951
Sphecius spectabilis (Taschenberg 1875)
Sphecius uljanini (Radoszkowski 1877)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Crabronidae
Sphecius Dahlbom 1843
Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom 1843 (this page)
Sphecius antennatus (Klug 1845)
Sphecius citrinus Arnold 1929
Sphecius claripennis Morice 1911
Sphecius conicus (Germar 1817)
Sphecius convallis (Patton 1879)
Sphecius grandidieri (de Saussure 1887)
Sphecius grandis (Say 1823)
Sphecius hemixanthopterus Morice 1911
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille 1806)
Sphecius intermedius Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius lutescens (Radoszkowski 1877)
Sphecius malayanus Handlirsch 1896
Sphecius milleri R. Turner 1915
Sphecius nigricornis (Dufour 1838)
Sphecius pectoralis (F. Smith 1856)
Sphecius persa Gussakovskij 1933
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo 1884
Sphecius schulthessi Roth 1951
Sphecius spectabilis (Taschenberg 1875)
Sphecius uljanini (Radoszkowski 1877)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Apoidea
Crabronidae Latreille 1802
Bembicinae Latreille 1802
Bembicini Latreille 1802
Spheciina Nemkov & Ohl 2011
Sphecius Dahlbom 1843
Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773) (this page)
Sphecius antennatus (Klug 1845)
Sphecius citrinus Arnold 1929
Sphecius claripennis Morice 1911
Sphecius conicus (Germar 1817)
Sphecius convallis Patton 1879
Sphecius grandidieri (de Saussure 1887)
Sphecius grandis (Say 1823)
Sphecius hemixanthopterus Morice 1911
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille 1806)
Sphecius intermedius Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius lutescens (Radoszkowski 1877)
Sphecius malayanus Handlirsch 1895
Sphecius milleri R. Turner 1915
Sphecius nigricornis (Dufour 1838)
Sphecius pectoralis (F. Smith 1856)
Sphecius persa Gussakovskij 1933
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo 1884
Sphecius schulthessi Roth 1951
Sphecius spectabilis (Taschenberg 1875)
Sphecius uljanini (Radoszkowski 1877)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Apoidea
Spheciformes
Crabronidae
Bembicinae
Bembicini
Handlirschiina
Sphecius
Sphecius speciosus (this page)
Sphecius antennatus
Sphecius conicus
Sphecius convallis
Sphecius grandis
Sphecius hogardii
Sphecius spectabilis
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