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Sphex
Sphex
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], a wasp.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus
Sphex
and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of Sand wasp
, under Sand
. Sphex fly
(Zool.)
, any one of numerous species of small dipterous flies of the genus
Conops
and allied genera. The form of the body is similar to that of a sphex.