Sphecinae

{{Short description|Subfamily of insects}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Insect Feeding 3008px.jpg

| image_caption = Sphex ichneumoneus on milkweed

| taxon = Sphecinae

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision = See text

}}

File:Kelsterbach fg35.jpg to provision its nest]]

The Sphecinae is a subfamily of the digger wasp family Sphecidae.

It contains the following genera:{{cite web|last1=Pulawski|first1=Wojciech J.|date=25 April 2021|title=FAMILY GROUP NAMES AND CLASSIFICATION|url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/entomology_resources/hymenoptera/sphecidae/family_group_names_and_classification.pdf|website=California Academy of Sciences}}

• Chilosphex Menke in R. Bohart and Menke, 1976
• Isodontia Patton, 1880
• Palmodes Kohl, 1890
• Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827
• Sphex Linnaeus, 1758
• Stangeella Menke, 1962

File:Isodontia larva.jpg sp. found in twig nest with katydid prey]]