Sphictostethus is a genus of
pepsinespider 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 the genus Nothofagus.[1] The
type species 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
Lord Howe Island.[2]
Species
The species in the genus Sphictostethus include:[2]
^Harris, A. C. 1987: Pompilidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Fauna of New Zealand [no.] 12.
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abKrogmann, L. & Austin, A.D. 2011 Systematic revision of the spider wasp genus Sphictostethus Kohl (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pepsinae) in Australia with description of nine new species Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie4 105–128,