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Definition of Genus Sphecius
1. Noun. Large solitary wasps: cicada killer.
Exact synonyms: Sphecius
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Stizidae, Stizidae
Member holonyms: Cicada Killer, Sphecius Speciosis
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Stizidae, Stizidae
Member holonyms: Cicada Killer, Sphecius Speciosis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sphecius
Literary usage of Genus Sphecius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1887)
"To the genus Sphecius belong two large species, which have been generally referred
to Sunti one of thorn, ..."
2. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch by Kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (1888)
"... als dass seine Art wirklich in das genus Sphecius gehört. Auffallend bleibt
gewiss, dass seine Beschreibung ganz gut auf ..."