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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
439
4179
11334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
437
4173
11327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
422
4137
11266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
3269
9498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
453
1067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
417
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
185
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
63
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Algeria
6 Genera with 17 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1901Beachgrass6SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1763Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1807Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1942Digger wasps4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
17 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ammophila beniniensis beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila electa (Kohl, 1901)⇒ Ammophila terminata electa Kohl, 1901
Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila terminata electa Kohl, 1901
Palmodes occitanicus barbarus Roth, 1963
Palmodes occitanicus gaetulus Roth, 1963
Palmodes palmetorum Roth, 1963
Podalonia ebenina Spinola, 1839
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Prionyx funebris Berland, 1926
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sphex afer Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex albisectus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Sphex leuconotus (BrullĂ©, 1833)⇒ Prionyx leuconotus F. Morawitz, 1890
Sphex subfuscatus (Giordani Soika, 1942)⇒ Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Algeria
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphecidae at artfakta.se
Sphecidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphecidae at gbif.org
Sphecidae at irmng.org
Sphecidae at itis.gov