Species Sphex modestus Smith, 1856
- Sphex modesta Smith, F. 1856. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV, Sphegidae, Larridae and Crabronidae. London : British Museum pp. 207-497. [248].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Australia. - Sphex (Sphex) dolichocerus Kohl, F.F. 1890. Die Hymenopterengruppe der Sphecinen. I Monographie der natürlichen Gattung Sphex Linné (sens. lat.). Abt. I–II. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 5: 77-194, 317-462 [390].
Type data:
Syntype(s) TTMB ♂, Australia. - Sphex bannitus Kohl, F.F. 1895. Zur Monographie der natürlichen Gattung Sphex Linné. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums in Wien 10: 42-74 [61].
Type data:
Holotype ZMHU ♀, Australia (as New Holland).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Turner, R.E. 1910. Additions to our knowledge of the fossorial wasps of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1910: 253-356 [346]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Como, Perth, Alexandria and Urinilla Springs to Deep Well.
IBRA
NSW, NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey Orthoptera.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2015 | APOIDEA (s. l.) | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-May-2012 | 23-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-May-2012 | 03-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 13-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |