| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: Apocrita |
| Superfamily: Apoidea |
| Family: Sphecidae |
| Subfamily: Sphecinae |
| Tribe: Sceliphrini |
| Genus: Sceliphron |
| Subject: Sceliphron formosum F. Smith, 1856 |