Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858

Pham, Phong Huy & Antropov, A. V., 2021, Contributions to the knowledge of the spheciformes fauna (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae) from Vietnam, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (3), pp. 314-322 : 316-317

1. Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858

Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858: 100 , ♀, “ Malaysia: Sarawak, no specific locality” (Lectotype: ♀, OXUM) .

Sphex fulvohirtus Bingham, 1890: 242 , ♀, “ Sri Lanka: Pundaluoya ” (Holotype: ♀, BMNH) .

Sphex flammitrichus Strand, 1913: 83 , ♀, ♂, “ Taiwan: Kankau ” (Lectotype: ♀, DEI) .

Sphex umbrosus var. aureopilosus Berland, 1928: 330 , ♀, ♂, “ Vietnam: Ba-Cha in former Tonkin” (Lectotype: ♂, MNHN) .

SPECIMEN EXAMINED: VIETNAM: Ha Noi: 8♀, 15♂, Hoa Lac, Thach That, Ha Tay (currently Ha Noi), 5-15.v.2002, Malaise trap, Coll. K.D. Long.

DISTRIBUTION. Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines, India, Laos, China: Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Vietnam: Ba-Cha in former Tonkin (= maybe part of Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province currently) [ Berland, 1928]; Ha Noi; Thuan Ho Prov., Phan Rang [ Dollfuss, 2008], Da Nang [ Tano, Kurokawa, 2015].

REMARKS. Tano and Kurokawa [2015] recorded this species for Vietnam under the subspecies S. diabonicus flammitrichus Strand , but Hensen [1991] synonymized it under the nominate species S. diabonicus F. Smith.