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Checklist for Subfamily Bembicinae Latreille, 1802 (Sand wasps)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1215
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1129
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
474
3451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
238
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
87
535
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
32
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
32 Genera with 135 Species
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Alysson Panzer, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Arigorytes Rohwer, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1917Sand Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1889Stink Bug Hunter Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Brachystegus A. Costa, 01SpeciesTaxom
Clitemnestra Spinola, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Didineis Wesmael, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Epinysson Pate, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Foxia Lapeyr., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Glenostictia Gillaspy, 189512SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 185613SpeciesTaxom
Hapalomellinus Ashmead, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Harpactus Shuckard, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18687SpeciesTaxom
Hyponysson Cresson, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Lestiphorus Lepeletier d..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Microbembix Patton, 03SpeciesTaxom
Microstictia Gillaspy, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 188214SpeciesTaxom
Oryttus Spinola, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Psammaletes Pate, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Saygorytes Nemkov, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1823Cicada killer wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Steniolia Say, 196410SpeciesTaxom
Stictiella J. Parker, 19828SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Trichogorytes Rohwer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Xerostictia Gillaspy, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Zanysson Rohwer, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
135 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alysson conicus Provancher, 1889
Arigorytes coachellae Bohart, 1971
Arigorytes coquillettii Fox, 1896
Arigorytes insolitus Fox, 1896
Arigorytes ruficrus Bohart, 1971
Arigorytes smohalla Pate, 1947
Bembecinus quinquespinosus Say, 1823
Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793American Sand Wasp
Bembix amoena Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix dentilabris (Handlirsch, 1893)⇒ Bembix u-scripta Fox, 1895
Bembix gillaspyi Evans & Matt..., 1968
Bembix inyoensis Kimsey & Kimsey, 1981
Bembix melanaspis Parker, 1917
Bembix occidentalis Fox, 1893
Bembix rugosa Parker, 1917
Bembix sayi Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Bembix stenebdoma J. Parker, 1917
Bicyrtes capnopterus Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes simillimus F. Smith, 1856
Bicyrtes ventralis Say, 1824
Bicyrtes viduatus Handlirsch, 1889
Brachystegus pacificus
Clitemnestra bipunctata Say, 1824
Didineis nodosa Fox, 1894
Didineis peculiaris Fox, 1894
Didineis texana (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Didineis latimana Malloch & Ro..., 1930
Epinysson albomarginatus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson bellus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson moestus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson opulentus Gerstaecker, 1867
Epinysson pacificus Rohwer, 1917
Foxia navajo Pate, 1938
Foxia pacifica Ashmead, 1898
Foxia secunda Rohwer, 1921
Glenostictia angulata Gillaspy, 1985
Glenostictia angulifera Bohart, 1985
Glenostictia argentata Fox, 1923
Glenostictia bifurcata Fox, 1923
Glenostictia bituberculata Parker, 1917
Glenostictia californica Bohart, 1983
Glenostictia gilva Gillaspy, 1963
Glenostictia megacera Parker, 1917
Glenostictia pictifrons Smith, 1856
Glenostictia pulla Handlirsch, 1890
Glenostictia scitula Fox, 1895
Glenostictia tenuicornis Fox, 1895
Gorytes albosignatus Fox, 1892
Gorytes angustus Provancher, 1895
Gorytes californicus R. Bohart, 1969
Gorytes canaliculatus Packard, 1867
Gorytes coquillettii W.Fox, 1896
Gorytes diversus W.Fox, 1896
Gorytes flagellatus Bohart, 1971
Gorytes imperialis R. Bohart, 1969
Gorytes limbellis R.Bohart, 1971
Gorytes nevadensis Fox, 1892
Gorytes ocellatus R. Bohart, 1969
Gorytes provancheri Handlirsch, 1895
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Hapalomellinus albitomentosus Bradley, 1920
Hapalomellinus pulvis Bohart, 1971
Hapalomellinus teren Pate, 1946
Harpactus clypeatus R. Bohart, 1980
Harpactus guichardi Beaumont, 1968
Harpactus mendicus Handlirsch, 1893
Harpactus pictifrons W. Fox, 1894
Harpactus rugulosus R. Bohart, 1980
Hoplisoides confertus Fox, 1896
Hoplisoides diversus Fox, 1896
Hoplisoides hamatus Handlirsch, 1888
Hoplisoides nebulosus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides semipunctatus Taschenberg, 1875Sphecid wasp
Hoplisoides splendidulus Bradley, 1920
Hoplisoides tricolor Cresson, 1868
Hyponysson bicolor Cresson, 1882
Hyponysson raui Rohwer, 1917
Lestiphorus piceus Handlirsch, 1888
Microbembex argyropleura Bohart, 1970
Microbembex aurata Parker, 1917
Microbembex californica Bohart, 1970
Microbembex elegans Griswold, 1996
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Microbembex nigrifrons Provancher, 1888
Microbembix argyropleura
Microbembix californica
Microbembix rufiventris
Microstictia lobata Bohart, 1985
Nysson aridulus Bohart, 1968
Nysson bakeri Bohart, 1968
Nysson chumash Pate, 1940
Nysson euphorbiae Bohart, 1968
Nysson gagates Bradley, 1920
Nysson intermedius Viereck, 1908
Nysson neorusticus Bohart, 1968
Nysson plagiatus Cresson, 1882
Nysson pumilus Cresson, 1882
Nysson recticornis Bradley, 1920
Nysson rufiventris Cresson, 1882
Nysson rusticus (Cresson, 1882)⇒ Nysson gagates Bradley, 1920
Nysson timberlakei Bohart, 1968
Nysson tristis Cresson, 1882
Oryttus laminiferus Fox, 1896
Oryttus umbonatus Baker, 1907
Oryttus yumae Bohart, 1968
Psammaletes bigeloviae Cockerell, 1897
Psammaletes schlingeri R. Bohart, 2000
Saygorytes phaleratus Say, 1837
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879Pacific cicada killer
Sphecius grandis Say, 1823Western cicada killer
Steniolia californiensis Gillaspy, 1964
Steniolia duplicata Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Steniolia elegans Parker, 1929
Steniolia eremica Gillaspy, 1964
Steniolia nigripes Parker, 1917
Steniolia obliqua Cresson, 1865
Steniolia scolopacea Handlirsch, 1889
Steniolia sulfurea Fox, 1901
Steniolia tibialis Handlirsch, 1889
Steniolia vanduzeei Gillaspy, 1964
Stictiella boharti Gillaspy, 1985
Stictiella corniculata Mickel, 1918
Stictiella emarginata Cresson, 1865
Stictiella fergusoni Bohart, 1985
Stictiella flavescens Gillaspy, 1985
Stictiella pulchella Cresson, 1865
Stictiella tuberculata Fox, 1895
Stictiella villegasi Bohart, 1982Algodones Sand Wasp
Stizoides fenestratus boreus Ohl, 1999
Stizoides renicinctus Say, 1823
Stizus iridis Dow, 1942
Stizus occidentalis Parker, 1929
Trichogorytes argenteopilosus Rohwer, 1912Pointy Mosquito
Xerostictia longilabris Gillaspy, 1963
Zanysson plesius Rohwer, 1921
Zanysson texanus Cresson, 1872

Subnodes of Bembicinae with occurrences in California
TribeAlyssontini
Dalla Torre, 1897
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBembicini
Latreille, 1802
Sand Wasps
24
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNyssonini
Latreille, 1804
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bembicinae at artfakta.se
Bembicinae at dyntaxa.se
Bembicinae at itis.gov