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Definition of Sphecius
1. Noun. Large solitary wasps: cicada killer.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Stizidae, Stizidae
Member holonyms: Cicada Killer, Sphecius Speciosis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphecius
Literary usage of Sphecius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1901)
"... exposing herself to the wasp who would easily free herself from the web and
chase the spider to its retreat. Life History of a Digger Wasp (Sphecius ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1899)
"As the Cicada is about twice as heavy as the Sphecius itself, this latter, when
about to take the captured burden to the nest, adopts the plan of climbing ..."
3. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1895)
"Riley as occurring in the Sphecius speciosus (" Insect Life " vol. iv, 252).
Its capability to supply air ... Why the airholes in the cocoon of Sphecius ..."
4. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"A digger wasp (Sphecius speciosus). X 1.1. half in length, is black with yellow
segmentally arranged partial bands on the abdomen. ..."
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