''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine

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s which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses

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, eastern Australia,

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, and

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, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of the genus ''

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''. The

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is '' S. gravesii'', but the genus's greatest diversity is in Australia, especially in the more humid and temperate south east, with one species, '' S. insularis'', endemic to

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Species

The species in the genus ''Sphictostethus'' include: *''

Sphictostethus aliciae ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Turner, 1914) *''

Sphictostethus calvus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Harris 1987 *''

Sphictostethus connectens ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Turner, 1915) *''

Sphictostethus dorrigoensis ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus flaviceρs ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Guérin, 1830) *''

Sphictostethus fugax ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Fabricus 1775) *''

Sphictostethus gadali ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus geevestoni ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus gravesii ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Haliday, 1837) *''

Sphictostethus haoae ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus infandus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Smith, 1868) *''

Sphictostethus insularis ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus minus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Kohl, 1905) *''

Sphictostethus montanus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus nitidus ''Sphictostethus nitidus'', the golden hunter wasp or red spider wasp, is a species of pepsid spider wasp endemic to New Zealand. Description Females are reddish brown with yellow tints and with sooty spots; the males are also reddish brown with ...

'' Fabricius 1775 golden hunter wasp *''

Sphictostethus obscurus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Sielfeld, 1973) *''

Sphictostethus picadillycircus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus thaumastarius ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Kohl, 1905) *''

Sphictostethus walteri ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011 *''

Sphictostethus xanthochrous ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Turner, 1915) *''

Sphictostethus xanthopus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' (Spinola, 1851) *''

Sphictostethus yidyam ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Krogmann & Austin 2011

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7576758 Hymenoptera genera Pepsinae