The Sphecinae is a subfamily of the digger wasp family

Sphecidae The Sphecidae are a cosmopolitan family of wasps of the suborder Apocrita that includes sand wasps, mud daubers, and other thread-waisted wasps. The name Sphecidae was formerly given to a much larger grouping of wasps. This was found to be ...

. It contains the following genera: * '' Chilosphex'' Menke ''in'' R. Bohart and Menke, 1976 * '' Isodontia'' Patton, 1880 * '' Palmodes'' Kohl, 1890 * '' Prionyx'' Vander Linden, 1827 * ''

Sphex Wasps of the genus ''Sphex'' (commonly known as digger wasps) are cosmopolitan predators that sting and paralyze prey insects. ''Sphex'' is one of many genera in the old digger wasp family Sphecidae (''sensu lato''), though most apart from the Sp ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Stangeella'' Menke, 1962 Isodontia larva

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Sphecidae Apocrita subfamilies {{Apoidea-stub