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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Alpine County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
120
454
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
120
454
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
435
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
85
377
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
20
75
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
73
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
65
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
40
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alpine County
5 Genera with 12 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1964Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1856Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alpine County
12 Species
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Alpine County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
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