Annotated catalogue of the Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) of the Malagasy subregion Author Madl, M. text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2014 2014-12-19 46 2 933 1039 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5312608 0253-116X 5312608 Genus Sphex LINNAEUS , 1758 Description: LINNAEUS 1758: 569. Typus generis: Sphex flavipennis FABRICIUS, 1763 . Distribution: All zoogeographical regions. Valid species: 4.