About Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) is a species of thread-waisted wasp belonging to the family Sphecidae. It has been recorded in Florida, Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), the Bahamas, and Jamaica. ITIS includes the following taxonomic notes for this species: "Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) (originally placed in Vespa) is apparently a senior secondary homonym of Sphex jamaicensis Fabricius, 1775, though the two taxa have apparently never been treated as congeneric. Sphex jamaicensis Fabricius, 1775 is apparently a junior secondary homonym of Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) (originally in Vespa), though these two have apparently never been treated as congeneric."
