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Checklist for Subfamily Bembicinae Latreille, 1802 (Sand wasps)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1018
10130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
450
6453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
127
1249
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
43
273
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
43 Genera with 273 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTXZ
Acanthostethus Smith, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Alysson Panzer, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Ammatomus A. Costa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Argogorytes Ashmead, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Arigorytes Rohwer, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Austrogorytes R. Bohart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1893Sand Wasps26SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1889Stink Bug Hunter Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Brachystegus A. Costa, 03SpeciesTaxom
Clitemnestra Spinola, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Didineis Wesmael, 18729SpeciesTaxom
Epinysson Pate, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Foxia Lapeyr., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Glenostictia Gillaspy, 198319SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 186533SpeciesTaxom
Hapalomellinus Ashmead, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Harpactus Shuckard, 19807SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 186817SpeciesTaxom
Hyponysson Cresson, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Lestiphorus Lepeletier d..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Metanysson Ashmead, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18888SpeciesTaxom
Microbembix Patton, 03SpeciesTaxom
Microstictia Gillaspy, 19839SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 188227SpeciesTaxom
Oryttus Spinola, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Psammaecius Lepeletier d..., 19592SpeciesTaxom
Psammaletes Pate, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Rubrica J. Parker, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Sagenista Bohart, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Saygorytes Nemkov, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1773Cicada killer wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Steniolia Say, 196410SpeciesTaxom
Stictia Illiger, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stictiella J. Parker, 198213SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 17755SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Synnevrus A. Costa, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tanyoprymnus Cameron, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Trichogorytes Rohwer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Xerostictia Gillaspy, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Zanysson Rohwer, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
273 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthostethus minimus Turner, 1915
Acanthostethus mysticus Gerstäcker, 1867
Acanthostethus nudiventris Turner, 1915
Alysson conicus Provancher, 1889
Alysson guignardi Provancher, 1887Lens pod milkvetch
Alysson melleus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Alysson oppositus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Alysson triangulifer Provancher, 1887Lens pod milkvetch
Ammatomus elongatulus Turner, 1920
Argogorytes nigrifrons Smith, 1856
Argogorytes sapellonis Baker, 1907
Arigorytes coachellae Bohart, 1971
Arigorytes coquillettii Fox, 1896
Arigorytes insolitus Fox, 1896
Arigorytes ruficrus Bohart, 1971
Arigorytes smohalla Pate, 1947
Austrogorytes tarsatus Smith, 1856
Bembecinus bishoppi Krombein & W..., 1951
Bembecinus floridanus (Krombein & W..., 1951)⇒ Bembecinus nanus Handlirsch, 1892
Bembecinus nanus Handlirsch, 1892
Bembecinus neglectus Cresson, 1873
Bembecinus quinquespinosus Say, 1823
Bembecinus strenuus Mickel, 1918
Bembecinus wheeleri Krombein & W..., 1951
Bembix albofasciata F. Smith, 1873
Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793American Sand Wasp
Bembix americana spinolae Lepeletier, 1845Sand wasp
Bembix americanus Fabricius, 1793Sand wasp
Bembix americanus spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Bembix amoena Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix belfragei Cresson, 1873
Bembix cameroni Rohwer, 1912Pointy Mosquito
Bembix capensis Lepeletier, 1845
Bembix cinerea Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix dentilabris (Handlirsch, 1893)⇒ Bembix u-scripta Fox, 1895
Bembix gillaspyi Evans & Matt..., 1968
Bembix hinei Parker, 1917
Bembix inyoensis Kimsey & Kimsey, 1981
Bembix melanaspis Parker, 1917
Bembix melanopa Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix nubilipennis Cresson, 1872
Bembix occidentalis Fox, 1893
Bembix pallidipicta F. Smith, 1873
Bembix palmata Smith, 1856
Bembix rugosa Parker, 1917
Bembix sayi Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Bembix stenebdoma J. Parker, 1917
Bembix taiwana Bischoff, 1913
Bembix texana Cresson, 1872
Bembix troglodytes Handlirsch, 1893
Bicyrtes affinis Cameron, 1897
Bicyrtes capnopterus Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes fodiens Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes insidiatrix Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus Say, 1824Four-Banded Stink Bug Hunter Wasp
Bicyrtes simillimus F. Smith, 1856
Bicyrtes ventralis Say, 1824
Bicyrtes viduatus Handlirsch, 1889
Brachystegus foxii
Brachystegus hoplisivora
Brachystegus pacificus
Clitemnestra bipuncta
Clitemnestra bipunctata Say, 1824
Clitemnestra costaricae R. Bohart, 2000
Didineis aculeata Cresson, 1865
Didineis clavimana Gussakovskij, 1937
Didineis dilata Malloch & Ro..., 1930
Didineis latimana Malloch & Ro..., 1930
Didineis nodosa Fox, 1894
Didineis peculiaris Fox, 1894
Didineis solidescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Didineis stevensi Rohwer, 1923
Didineis texana (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Didineis latimana Malloch & Ro..., 1930
Epinysson albomarginatus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson basilaris Cresson, 1882
Epinysson bellus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson mellipes Cresson, 1882
Epinysson moestus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson opulentus Gerstaecker, 1867
Epinysson pacificus Rohwer, 1917
Epinysson tramosericus Viereck, 1904
Epinysson tuberculatus Handlirsch, 1887
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 arizonae Bohart, 1983
Glenostictia bifurcata Fox, 1923
Glenostictia bituberculata Parker, 1917
Glenostictia californica Bohart, 1983
Glenostictia clypeata Gillaspy, 1959
Glenostictia gilva Gillaspy, 1963
Glenostictia megacera Parker, 1917
Glenostictia nigriloba Bohart, 1983
Glenostictia parva Bohart, 1983
Glenostictia pictifrons Smith, 1856
Glenostictia pulla Handlirsch, 1890
Glenostictia satan Gillaspy, 1983
Glenostictia scitula Fox, 1895
Glenostictia tenuicornis Fox, 1895
Glenostictia terlinguae Fox, 1928
Glenostictia vechti Bohart, 1983
Gorytes abdominalis Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Gorytes africanus Mercet, 1905
Gorytes albosignatus Fox, 1892
Gorytes angustus Provancher, 1895
Gorytes archoryctes Cockerell, 1922
Gorytes atricornis Packard, 1867
Gorytes atrifrons Fox, 1892
Gorytes californicus R. Bohart, 1969
Gorytes canaliculatus Packard, 1867
Gorytes coquillettii W.Fox, 1896
Gorytes deceptor Krombein, 1958
Gorytes diversus W.Fox, 1896
Gorytes divisus F. Smith, 1856
Gorytes dorothyae Krombein, 1950
Gorytes dorothyae russeolus Krombein, 1954
Gorytes eximius (Smith, 1862)⇒ Hapalomellinus albitomentosus Bradley, 1920
Gorytes fasciatus W. Fox, 1896Common beet
Gorytes flagellatus Bohart, 1971
Gorytes imperialis R. Bohart, 1969
Gorytes limbellis R.Bohart, 1971
Gorytes mcateei Krombein & B..., 1962
Gorytes mellinoides W.Fox, 1896
Gorytes neglectus (Handlirsch, 1895)⇒ Argogorytes nigrifrons Smith, 1856
Gorytes nevadensis Fox, 1892
Gorytes ocellatus R. Bohart, 1969
Gorytes provancheri Handlirsch, 1895
Gorytes rufomaculatus W. Fox, 1896Common beet
Gorytes sapellonis (C. Baker, 1907)⇒ Argogorytes sapellonis Baker, 1907
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Gorytes smithii Cresson, 1880
Gorytes smithii floridanus W. Fox, 1891
Gorytes tarsatus (Smith, 1856)⇒ Austrogorytes tarsatus Smith, 1856
Gorytes venustus Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Hapalomellinus albitomentosus Bradley, 1920
Hapalomellinus pulvis Bohart, 1971
Hapalomellinus teren Pate, 1946
Harpactus citipes Krombein, 1954
Harpactus clypeatus R. Bohart, 1980
Harpactus guichardi Beaumont, 1968
Harpactus mendicus Handlirsch, 1893
Harpactus pictifrons W. Fox, 1894
Harpactus rugulosus R. Bohart, 1980
Harpactus russulus R. Bohart, 1980
Hoplisoides carinatus Bohart, 1968
Hoplisoides confertus Fox, 1896
Hoplisoides costalis Cresson, 1872
Hoplisoides denticulatus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides diversus Fox, 1896
Hoplisoides glabratus Bohart, 1968
Hoplisoides hamatus Handlirsch, 1888
Hoplisoides nebulosus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides nebulosus nebulosus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides placidus Smith, 1856
Hoplisoides placidus placidus F Smith, 1856
Hoplisoides punctifrons Cameron, 1890Fuchsia begonia
Hoplisoides pygidialis W. Fox, 1896
Hoplisoides semipunctatus Taschenberg, 1875Sphecid wasp
Hoplisoides splendidulus Bradley, 1920
Hoplisoides thalia Handlirsch, 1895
Hoplisoides tricolor Cresson, 1868
Hyponysson bicolor Cresson, 1882
Hyponysson raui Rohwer, 1917
Lestiphorus cockerelli Rohwer, 1909
Lestiphorus piceus Handlirsch, 1888
Metanysson lipan Pate, 1938
Metanysson solani Cockerell, 1895
Metanysson yavapai Pate, 1938
Microbembex argyropleura Bohart, 1970
Microbembex aurata Parker, 1917
Microbembex bidens J. Parker, 1929
Microbembex californica Bohart, 1970
Microbembex elegans Griswold, 1996
Microbembex hirsuta Parker, 1917
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Microbembex nigrifrons Provancher, 1888
Microbembix argyropleura
Microbembix californica
Microbembix rufiventris
Microstictia exigua W. Fox, 1895
Microstictia femorata W. Fox, 1895
Microstictia flavida Gillaspy, 1983
Microstictia hurdi Gillaspy, 1983
Microstictia lobata Bohart, 1985
Microstictia minutula (Handlirsch, 1890)⇒ Microstictia exigua W. Fox, 1895
Microstictia nova Gillaspy, 1983
Microstictia ocellata Bohart, 1985
Microstictia rufescens Gillaspy, 1983
Nysson aequalis Patton, 1879
Nysson aridulus Bohart, 1968
Nysson aurinotus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Nysson bakeri Bohart, 1968
Nysson chumash Pate, 1940
Nysson compactus Cresson, 1882
Nysson daeckei Viereck, 1904
Nysson euphorbiae Bohart, 1968
Nysson fidelis Cresson, 1882
Nysson gagates Bradley, 1920
Nysson hesperus Bohart, 1968
Nysson intermedius Viereck, 1908
Nysson lateralis Packard, 1867
Nysson minimus (Turner, 1915)⇒ Acanthostethus minimus Turner, 1915
Nysson mysticus (Gerstäcker, 1867)⇒ Acanthostethus mysticus Gerstäcker, 1867
Nysson neorusticus Bohart, 1968
Nysson nudiventris (Turner, 1915)⇒ Acanthostethus nudiventris Turner, 1915
Nysson plagiatus Cresson, 1882
Nysson pumilus Cresson, 1882
Nysson pusillus Beaumont, 1953
Nysson recticornis Bradley, 1920
Nysson rufiventris Cresson, 1882
Nysson rusticus (Cresson, 1882)⇒ Nysson gagates Bradley, 1920
Nysson simplicicornis Fox, 1896Common beet
Nysson subtilis Fox, 1896Common beet
Nysson timberlakei Bohart, 1968
Nysson tristis Cresson, 1882
Oryttus gracilis Patton, 1879Peregrine saltbush
Oryttus laminiferus Fox, 1896
Oryttus umbonatus Baker, 1907
Oryttus yumae Bohart, 1968
Psammaecius sepultus Cockerell, 1906
Psammaecius versicolor de Beaumont, 1959
Psammaletes arizonicus R. Bohart, 2000
Psammaletes bigeloviae Cockerell, 1897
Psammaletes crucis Cockerell, 1897
Psammaletes mexicanus Cameron, 1890Fuchsia begonia
Psammaletes schlingeri R. Bohart, 2000
Rubrica nasuta Christ, 1791
Sagenista kimseyorum R. Bohart, 2000
Saygorytes apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Saygorytes phaleratus Say, 1837
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879Pacific cicada killer
Sphecius grandis Say, 1823Western cicada killer
Sphecius hogardii Latreille, 1806Caribbean cicada killer
Sphecius speciosus Drury, 1773Cicada hawk
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
Stictia carolina Fabricius, 1793Horse guard wasp
Stictia megacera
Stictiella boharti Gillaspy, 1985
Stictiella callista Parker, 1917
Stictiella corniculata Mickel, 1918
Stictiella emarginata Cresson, 1865
Stictiella fergusoni Bohart, 1985
Stictiella flavescens Gillaspy, 1985
Stictiella formosa Cresson, 1872
Stictiella pulchella Cresson, 1865
Stictiella serrata Handlirsch, 1890
Stictiella speciosa Cresson, 1865
Stictiella spinifera Mickel, 1917
Stictiella tuberculata Fox, 1895
Stictiella villegasi Bohart, 1982Algodones Sand Wasp
Stizoides amoenus F. Smith, 1856Crabronid wasp
Stizoides fenestratus boreus Ohl, 1999
Stizoides foxi Gillaspy, 1963Fox´s Stizoides
Stizoides renicinctus Say, 1823
Stizoides tridentatus Fabricius, 1775
Stizus biclipeatus Christ, 1791
Stizus brevipennis Walsh, 1869
Stizus chrysorrhoeus Handlirsch, 1892
Stizus iridis Dow, 1942
Stizus occidentalis Parker, 1929
Stizus texanus Cresson, 1872
Synnevrus plagiatus (Cresson, 1882)⇒ Nysson plagiatus Cresson, 1882
Tanyoprymnus moneduloides Packard, 1867
Trichogorytes argenteopilosus Rohwer, 1912Pointy Mosquito
Xerostictia longilabris Gillaspy, 1963
Zanysson plesius Rohwer, 1921
Zanysson texanus Cresson, 1872

Subnodes of Bembicinae with occurrences in USA
TribeAlyssontini
Dalla Torre, 1897
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBembicini
Latreille, 1802
Sand Wasps
32
206
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNyssonini
Latreille, 1804
9
53
Genera
Species

Taxom



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