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Sphecius

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q2710050
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Sphecius

Summary

Sphecius is a taxon[1]. Sphecius has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphecius's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sphecius is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sphecius belongs to the parent taxon Handlirschiina[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sphecius is Sphecius[6].
  • Sphecius's Commons category is recorded as Sphecius[7].
  • Sphecius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphecius[8].
  • Sphecius is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cicada Killers'}[9].

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Classification

Sphecius's scientific name is Sphecius[6]. Sphecius is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sphecius belongs to the parent taxon Handlirschiina[5]. Sphecius is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cicada Killers'}[9].

Identifiers

Sphecius's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51956[10]. Sphecius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7486[11]. Sphecius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 104137[12]. Sphecius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1338939[13]. Sphecius's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154317[14].

Why It Matters

Sphecius has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sphecius is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Interlingual index id → i47142
    Parent taxon → Handlirschiina
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47825|batch #47825]]: OENN batch"
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