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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
492
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
21
278
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
21 Genera with 278 Species
#ACDEHIPST
Ammophila W. Kirby, 2015Beachgrass103SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1988Blue mud dauber wasps33SpeciesTaxom
Chilosphex Menke, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 180416SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Eremochares Gribodo, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Handlirschi1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 196310SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 190114SpeciesTaxom
Pelopoeus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps26SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 179136SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1909Black Mud-Dauber Wasps19SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1873Digger wasps71SpeciesTaxom
Stangeella Menke, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
278 Species and 71 Subspecies
Ammophila africana Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila albotomentosa Morice, 1900Red Mosquito
Ammophila antropovi Dollfuss, 2013
Ammophila areolata Walker, 1871
Ammophila argyrocephala Arnold, 1951
Ammophila arnoldi Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila atlantica Roth, 1928
Ammophila barbara Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila barbarorum Arnold, 1951
Ammophila bechuana R. Turner, 1929
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila beniniensis beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila beniniensis imerinae de Saussure, 1892
Ammophila beniniensis tomentosa Arnold, 1920
Ammophila bispinosa Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila braunsi R. Turner, 1919
Ammophila calva Arnold, 1920
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila caprella Arnold, 1951
Ammophila centralis Cameron, 1888
Ammophila centroafricana Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila clypeolineata Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila confera
Ammophila confusa A. Costa, 1864Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila conifera Arnold, 1920
Ammophila crassifemoralis R. Turner, 1919
Ammophila curvistriata (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila djaouak de Beaumont, 1956
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila dolichodera Kohl, 1884
Ammophila dubia Kohl, 1901
Ammophila electa (Kohl, 1901)⇒ Ammophila terminata electa Kohl, 1901
Ammophila erminea Kohl, 1901
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila filata Walker, 1871
Ammophila fischeri Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
Ammophila guichardi de Beaumont, 1956
Ammophila gusenleitneri Dollfuss, 2013
Ammophila haimatosoma Kohl, 1884
Ammophila haimatosoma haimatosoma Kohl, 1884
Ammophila haimatosoma sinaitica Alfieri, 1946
Ammophila hemilauta Kohl, 1906
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila heydeni heydeni Dahlbom, 1845
Ammophila holosericea Fabricius, 1793
Ammophila honorei Alfieri, 1946
Ammophila horni von Schulthess, 1927
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila insignis insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila insignis litoralis Arnold, 1920
Ammophila kalaharica Arnold, 1935
Ammophila kenyensis Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila kohli Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila laevicollis E. André, 1886
Ammophila laevigata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila laticeps Arnold, 1928
Ammophila longiclypeata Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila malickyi Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila menkei Dollfuss, 2013
Ammophila mitlaensis Alfieri, 1961Saltmarsh mosquito
Ammophila namibiensis Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila nasuta Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila nigri Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila nigrifrons Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila obscura Bischoff, 1912
Ammophila parapunctaticeps Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila peringueyi Arnold, 1928
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila poecilocnemis Morice, 1900Red Mosquito
Ammophila producticollis Morice, 1900Red Mosquito
Ammophila proxima F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pseudodolichodera Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila pseudokalaharica Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila pseudonasuta Bytinski-Salz, 1955Black salt marsh mosquitto
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila quadraticollis (A. Costa, 1893)⇒ Ammophila nasuta quadraticollis A. Costa, 1893
Ammophila ressli Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila rubiginosa Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila saussurei du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila schalleri Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila sjoestedti (Gussakovskij, 1934)⇒ Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila snizeki Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila striata Mocsáry, 1878
Ammophila striata nadigi Roth, 1932
Ammophila strumosa Kohl, 1906
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila terminata electa Kohl, 1901
Ammophila terminata terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila theryi Gribodo, 1894
Ammophila touareg (Ed. André, 1886)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa touareg Ed. André, 1886
Ammophila tuberculiscutis Turner, 1919
Ammophila turneri Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila wahlbergi Dahlbom, 1845
Ammophila zambiensis Dollfuss, 2015
Ammophila zetteli Dollfuss, 2015
Chalybion (Chalybion) flebile Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion bocandei Spinola, 1851
Chalybion bocandei aeronitens Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bocandei bocandei Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bonneti Leclercq, 1966
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion clypeatum clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion clypeatum kiloensis Leclercq, 1955
Chalybion clypeatum lusingi Leclercq, 1955
Chalybion fuscum Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion gredleri Kohl, 1918
Chalybion heinii Kohl, 1906
Chalybion incisum Hensen, 1988
Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Chalybion kenyae Hensen, 1988
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion madecassum Gribodo, 1883
Chalybion mochii Hensen, 1988
Chalybion ohli Dollfuss, 2016
Chalybion parvulum Hensen, 1988
Chalybion planatum Arnold, 1951
Chalybion ruficorne Hensen, 1988
Chalybion schulthessirechbergi Kohl, 1918
Chalybion sommereni R.Turner, 1920
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion spinolae rufopictum Magretti, 1884
Chalybion spinolae saussurei Kohl, 1918
Chalybion spinolae spinolae Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion tomentosum Hensen, 1988
Chalybion triangulum Hensen, 1988
Chilosphex argyrius Brullé, 1833
Chlorion ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Chlorion consanguineum Kohl, 1898
Chlorion funereum Gribodo, 1879
Chlorion gratiosum F. Smith, 1856
Chlorion hemipyrrhum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion hirtum Kohl, 1885
Chlorion lobatum Fabricius, 1775
Chlorion lobatum lobatum Fabricius, 1775
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Chlorion maxillosum maxillosum Poiret, 1787
Chlorion migiurtinicum Giordani Soika, 1941
Chlorion mirandum Kohl, 1890
Chlorion semenowi F. Morawitz, 1890
Chlorion semenowi occidentale de Beaumont, 1962
Chlorion splendidum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Eremochares dives Brullé, 1833
Eremochares luteus Taschenberg, 1869
Handlirschi scoliaeformis
Hoplammophila clypeata Mocsáry, 1883
Isodontia leonina de Saussure, 1890
Isodontia longiventris de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Isodontia splendidula A. Costa, 1858
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Palmodes garamantis Roth, 1959
Palmodes melanarius Mocsáry, 1883
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus barbarus Roth, 1963
Palmodes occitanicus cyrenaicus Gribodo, 1924
Palmodes occitanicus gaetulus Roth, 1963
Palmodes occitanicus occitanicus Lepeletier d..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus puncticollis Kohl, 1888
Palmodes occitanicus syriacus Mocsáry, 1881
Palmodes palmetorum Roth, 1963
Parapsammophila algira Kohl, 1901
Parapsammophila consobrina Arnold, 1928
Parapsammophila cyanipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Parapsammophila dolichostoma Kohl, 1901
Parapsammophila errabunda Kohl, 1901
Parapsammophila foleyi de Beaumont, 1956
Parapsammophila herero Arnold, 1928
Parapsammophila lateritia Taschenberg, 1869
Parapsammophila litigiosa Kohl, 1901
Parapsammophila ludovicus F. Smith, 1856
Parapsammophila ponderosa Gerstaecker, 1871
Parapsammophila testaceipes R. Turner, 1918
Parapsammophila turanica F. Morawitz, 1890
Parapsammophila unguicularis Kohl, 1901
Pelopoeus spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Penepodium albovillosum Cameron, 1888
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia affinis concolor Brullé, 1839
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia atrocyanea Eversmann, 1849
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia canescens canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia canescens madecassa Kohl, 1909
Podalonia dispar Taschenberg, 1869
Podalonia ebenina Spinola, 1839
Podalonia erythropus F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia flavida Kohl, 1901
Podalonia gulussa Morice, 1900
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Podalonia marismortui Bytinski-Salz, 1955
Podalonia mauritanica Mercet, 1906
Podalonia minax Kohl, 1901
Podalonia montana Cameron, 1888
Podalonia pulawskii Dollfuss, 2010
Podalonia rothi Beaumont, 1951
Podalonia schmiedeknechti Kohl, 1898
Podalonia sheffieldi R. Turner, 1918
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia tydei argentata Lepeletier d..., 1845
Podalonia tydei tydei Le Guillou, 1841
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx chobauti Roth, 1925
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx funebris Berland, 1926
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx insignis Kohl, 1885
Prionyx judaeus de Beaumont, 1968
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii marginatus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx lividocinctus A. Costa, 1858Asian tiger mosquito
Prionyx lividocinctus lividocinctus A. Costa, 1861
Prionyx macula Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Prionyx macula macula Fabricius, 1804
Prionyx nigropectinatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx niveatus Dufour, 1854
Prionyx niveatus niveatus Dufour, 1854
Prionyx notinitidus Willink, 1951
Prionyx nudatus Kohl, 1885
Prionyx popovi Guichard, 1988
Prionyx reymondi Roth, 1954
Prionyx senegalensis Arnold, 1951
Prionyx senilis Morice, 1911
Prionyx stschurowskii Radoszkowski, 1877
Prionyx stschurowskii hyalipennis Kohl, 1895
Prionyx stschurowskii stschurowskii Radoszkowski, 1877
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx subfuscatus albovillosulus Giordani Soika, 1942
Prionyx subfuscatus rhodesianum Arnold, 1936
Prionyx subfuscatus rukwaensis Arnold, 1959
Prionyx subfuscatus subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx sundewalli Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx trichargyrus Spinola, 1839
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Prionyx viduatus pollens Kohl, 1885
Prionyx viduatus viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron deforme tibiale Cameron, 1899
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron fossuliferum complex Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron fossuliferum fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895
Sceliphron fossuliferum voeltzkowii Kohl, 1909
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron madraspatanum madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781
Sceliphron madraspatanum tubifex Latreille, 1809
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron chalybeus Smith, F., 1856
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron fuscum Klug, 1801
Sceliphron leptogaster Cameron, 1905
Sceliphron voeltzkowii (Kohl, 1909)⇒ Sceliphron fossuliferum voeltzkowii Kohl, 1909
Sphex abyssinicus Arnold, 1928
Sphex afer Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex albisectus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentatus argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex caeruleanus Drury, 1773
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex castaneipes Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex decipiens decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex decipiens meridionalis Arnold, 1947
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex erythrinus Guiglia, 1939
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus voeltzkowii Kohl, 1909
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex gaullei Berland, 1927
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis basuto Arnold, 1947
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis kobrowi Arnold, 1928
Sphex haemorrhoidalis mweruensis Arnold, 1947
Sphex haemorrhoidalis umtalicus Strand, 1916
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex incomptus anonymus Leclercq, 1955
Sphex incomptus incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex leuconotus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Prionyx leuconotus F. Morawitz, 1890
Sphex libycus Beaumont, 1956
Sphex malagassus Saussure, 1890
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex mochii Giordani Soika, 1942
Sphex muticus Kohl, 1885
Sphex neavei Arnold, 1928
Sphex nigrohirtus Kohl, 1895
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex obscurus (Fischer de W..., 1843)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex observabilis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex occitanicus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sphex optimus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex paulinierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex rufinervis Perez, 1985
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex rufiscutis laevigatus Arnold, 1951
Sphex rufiscutis rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
Sphex schoutedeni Kohl, 1913
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex similis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
Sphex stadelmanni integer Arnold, 1928
Sphex stadelmanni stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
Sphex subfuscatus (Giordani Soika, 1942)⇒ Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex taschenbergi Magretti, 1884
Sphex tibialis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex torridus F. Smith, 1873
Sphex tuberculatus (F. Smith, 1873)⇒ Cerceris tuberculata Villers, 1787
Stangeella cyaniventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trigonopsis violascens Dalla Torre, 1897

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
6
132
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
5
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
8
103
Genera
Species

Taxom



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