†Sphecomyrmini Wilson & Brown, 1967 valid

• †Sphecomyrmidae as family: Dlussky, 1983: 77 [†Sphecomyrmidae]; Dlussky, 1987: 132 [†Sphecomyrmidae]; Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988: 77 [†Sphecomyrmidae].
• †Sphecomyrmini as tribe of †Sphecomyrminae: Bolton, 1994: 187.

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