Sphegomyrmex Imhoff, 1852: 176 Type-species also by subsequent designation of Donisthorpe, 1943h: 727. Type-species: Dorylus nigricans, by subsequent designation of Wheeler, 1911g: 172.

Type notes: Wheeler, 1911g’s type-species designation is probably irrelevant as Imhoff, 1852: 175-177, gives no diagnosis of Sphegomyrmex, and mentions no named species in the genus. He merely states (p. 176), “...eine Ameise vor uns haben, welche etwas von den Merkmalen der Raubwespe in sich aufnimmt, habe ich ihm den Gattungsnamen Sphegomyrmex geben zu dürfen geglaubt.” Sphegomyrmex therefore appears to be a nomen nudum.