South American Cicada Killer

Sphecius est un genre d'insectes hyménoptères de la famille des crabronidés. Liste des espèces Selon Catalogue of Life (20 mai 2026) : 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…

Cicada killer wasps (genus Sphecius) are large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision their nests with them, after stinging and paralyzing them. Twenty-one species worldwide are recognized.

Sphecius es un género de himenópteros apócritos (avispas) de la familia Crabronidae. Son predadores grandes y solitarios que anidan en el suelo. Cazan cicádidos (cigarras o chicharras) para alimentar a sus crías.