Species Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
- Sphex resplendens Kohl, F.F. 1885. Die Gattungen der Sphecinen und die palearktischen Sphex-Arten. Természetrajzi Füzetek 9: 154-207 pls 7-8 [200] [replacement name; for Sphex nitidiventris Smith, 1859].
- Sphex nitidiventris Smith, F. 1859. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr A.R. Wallace at the islands of Aru and Key. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 3: 132-178 [Date published 1 Feb. 1859] [158] [junior homonym; Sphex nitidiventris Spinola, 1851].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♀, Aru Island, Maluku, Indonesia. - Sphex gratiosa Smith, F. 1859. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr A.R. Wallace at the islands of Aru and Key. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 3: 132-178 [Date published 1 Feb. 1859] [158] [junior homonym; Sphex gratiosa Smith, 1856].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♂, Aru Islands, Indonesia. - Sphex gratiosissimus Dalla Torre, C.G. de 1897. Catalogus Hymenopterorum Hucusquea Descriptorum Systematicus et Synonymicus. Fossores (Sphegidae). Leipzig : G. Engelmann Vol. 8 viii 749 pp. [424] [replacement name; for Sphex gratiosa Smith, 1859].
- Sphex wallacei Turner, R.E. 1908. Notes on the Australian fossorial wasps of the family Sphegidae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908: 457-535 pl. xxvi [467] [replacement name; Sphex nitidiventris Smith, 1859].
- Sphex lanceiventris Vachal, J. 1908. Deuxième note sur les Hyménoptères de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Revue d'Entomologie publiée par la Société Française d'Entomologie, Caen 27: 23-26 [23] [replacement name; Sphex nitidiventris Smith, 1859].
- Sphex mertoni Strand, E. 1911. Crabronidae und Pompilidae. pp. 231-234 in Weis, A. Hymenoptera der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34: 223-234 [231].
Type data:
Holotype SMF ♀, Seltutti, Kobroor Island, Aru Islands, Moluccas, Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- van der Vecht, J. 1973. Contribution to the taxonomy of the Oriental and Australian Sphecini (Hymenoptera, Sphecoidea). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Wetenschappen c 76: 341-353 [348]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indonesian species, N QLD records may be in error.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |