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Checklist for Subfamily Bembicinae Latreille, 1802 (Sand wasps)
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
363
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
338
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
209
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
123
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
37
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
15
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Contra Costa County
15 Genera with 32 Species
Arigorytes Rohwer, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1893Sand Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1889Stink Bug Hunter Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Clitemnestra Spinola, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Didineis Wesmael, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Epinysson Pate, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Glenostictia Gillaspy, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1823Cicada killer wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Steniolia Say, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Zanysson Rohwer, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
32 Species
Arigorytes insolitus Fox, 1896
Arigorytes smohalla Pate, 1947
Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793American Sand Wasp
Bembix amoena Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix dentilabris (Handlirsch, 1893)⇒ Bembix u-scripta Fox, 1895
Bembix occidentalis Fox, 1893
Bicyrtes capnopterus Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes simillimus F. Smith, 1856
Bicyrtes ventralis Say, 1824
Bicyrtes viduatus Handlirsch, 1889
Clitemnestra bipunctata Say, 1824
Didineis aculeata Cresson, 1865
Epinysson bellus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson moestus Cresson, 1882
Glenostictia pulla Handlirsch, 1890
Glenostictia scitula Fox, 1895
Gorytes angustus Provancher, 1895
Gorytes limbellis R.Bohart, 1971
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Hoplisoides hamatus Handlirsch, 1888
Hoplisoides nebulosus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides tricolor Cresson, 1868
Microbembex californica Bohart, 1970
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Microbembex nigrifrons Provancher, 1888
Nysson pumilus Cresson, 1882
Nysson recticornis Bradley, 1920
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879Pacific cicada killer
Sphecius grandis Say, 1823Western cicada killer
Steniolia scolopacea Handlirsch, 1889
Stizoides renicinctus Say, 1823
Zanysson plesius Rohwer, 1921

Subnodes of Bembicinae with occurrences in Contra Costa County
TribeAlyssontini
Dalla Torre, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBembicini
Latreille, 1802
Sand Wasps
11
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNyssonini
Latreille, 1804
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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