Sphex argentatus argentatus FABRICIUS, 1787

H, Phong, G, P. & N, Yuriy, 2015, Distributional checklist of sphecid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae) from Vietnam, Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1581-1599 : 1588

Sphex argentatus argentatus FABRICIUS, 1787

Sphex argentatus FABRICIUS, 1787: 274 , sex not indicated (as argentata, incorrect original termination), " India: Coromandel coast, no specific locality" (lectotype:, ZMUC).

Sphex unicolor FABRICIUS, 1787: 275 , sex not indicated, " Spain: no specific locality" (holotype or syntypes, ZMUC).

Sphex umbrosus CHRIST, 1791: 293 , sex not indicated, "origin not indicated" (holotype or syntypes, destroyed).

Sphex argenteus TURTON, 1800: 485 , sex not indicated, " India: Coromandel coast, no specific locality" (holotype or syntypes, destroyed).

Sphex argentifrons LEPELETIER, 1845: 337 ,, " Indonesia: Java, no specific locality" (lectotype:, M. Spinola collection, Torino).

Sphex plumifer COSTA, 1864: 112, sex not indicated, " Philippines: Luzon, no specific locality" (holotype, MZFN).

Sphex umbrosus var. annulus STRAND, 1913: 83 ,, " Taiwan: Waihorin" (holotype:, DEI).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Angola, Australia, Cambodia, Dableeh island, Djibouti, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Japan, North America, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, China: Hong Kong, Australia, Benin, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Malawi, Myanmar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Benin, Botswana, Taiwan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Seychelles islands, Spain, Sudan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Korea, Uganda, Namibia, Yemen, Vietnam: Cuc Phuong National Park ( NGUYEN et al. 2007), Vung Tau (= Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province) ( DOLLFUSS 2008, BARTHÉLÉMY 2014).