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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
83
2604
16396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
2531
16196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
711
8324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
255
3959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
16
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
16 Genera with 118 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass8SpeciesTaxom
Arpactus Rafinesque, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Astaurus Rayment, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Diamma Westwood, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Miscothyris Smith, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1863Black Mud-Dauber Wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1991Digger wasps60SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Zoyphium Kohl, 192212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
118 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ammophila ardens F. Smith, 1868
Ammophila atripes F. Smith, 1852
Ammophila aurifera R. Turner, 1908
Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila clavus clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila eyrensis R. Turner, 1908
Ammophila instabilis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Arpactus chrysozonus (Turner, 1915)⇒ Austrogorytes chrysozonus Turner, 1915
Arpactus crucigera (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Argogorytes crucigera Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Astaurus hylaeoides (Rayment, 1955)⇒ Clitemnestra plomleyi Turner, 1940
Astaurus tenuicornis (Rayment, 1955)⇒ Clitemnestra tenuicornis Rayment, 1955
Chalybion accline Kohl, 1918
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Diamma bicolor Westwood, 1835Blue ant
Isodontia albata Hensen, 1991
Isodontia albohirta Turner, 1908
Isodontia aurifrons F. Smith, 1859
Isodontia egens Kohl, 1898
Isodontia immaculata Hensen, 1991
Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia obscurella F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia paludosa Rossi, 1790
Isodontia permutans R. Turner, 1912
Isodontia praslinia Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Isodontia sepicola F. Smith, 1859
Isodontia vidua F. Smith, 1856
Miscothyris lucidulus (R. Turner, 1908)⇒ Clitemnestra lucidula Turner, 1908
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus australis de Saussure, 1867
Palmodes orientalis Mocsáry, 1883
Palmodes sagax Kohl, 1890
Parapsammophila eremophila R. Turner, 1910
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia tydei suspiciosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Prionyx globosus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx saevus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx saevus saevus F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) formosum Smith, 1856Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron formosum bruinjnii Maindron, 1878
Sceliphron formosum formosum F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron formosum ocellare Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) javanum Lepeletier, 1845Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Sceliphron javanum laboriosum F. Smith, 1859
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron laetum laetum F. Smith, 1856Mud-dauber Wasp
Sceliphron madraspatanum andamanicum Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron fervens F. Smith, 1858
Sceliphron fuscum Klug, 1801
Sceliphron murarium F. Smith, 1863
Sphex ahasverus Kohl, 1890
Sphex alacer Kohl, 1895
Sphex antennatus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex argentatissimus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentatus argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex basilicus R. Turner, 1915
Sphex bicolor (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Cryptocheilus australis Guérin, 1830
Sphex bilobatus Kohl, 1895
Sphex brachystomus Kohl, 1890
Sphex brevipetiolatus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex caelebs Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex carbonicolor van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex cinerea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775
Sphex cognata Smith, 1856
Sphex cognatus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex collaris (Linné, 1767)⇒ Ferreola handschini Haupt, 1935
Sphex confrater Kohl, 1890
Sphex corporosus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex darwinensis R. Turner, 1912
Sphex darwiniensis Turner, 1912
Sphex decoratus F. Smith, 1873
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex dorycus Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Sphex ephippium F. Smith, 1856
Sphex ermineus Kohl, 1890
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex fasciata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Auplopus fasciatus Fabricius, 1775
Sphex finschii Kohl, 1890
Sphex flammeus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex formosellus van der Vecht, 1957Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Sphex fortunatus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex frontalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Turneromyia frontalis Fabricius, 1775
Sphex fumipennis F. Smith, 1856
Sphex fumipennis fumipennis F. Smith, 1856
Sphex fumipennis rouxi von Schulthess, 1915
Sphex gilberti R. Turner, 1908
Sphex gracilis Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex imporcatus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex jucundus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex latilobus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex luctuosa (Smith, 1856)⇒ Sphex luctuosus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex luctuosus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex mimulus R. Turner, 1910
Sphex modestus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex morio (Kohl, 1890)⇒ Turneromyia morio Fabricius, 1775
Sphex nitida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Sphictostethus nitidus Fabricius, 1775
Sphex orientalis (Mocsáry, 1883)⇒ Palmodes orientalis Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex pretiosus Dörfel & Ohl, 2015
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex rex Hensen, 1991
Sphex rhodosoma R. Turner, 1915
Sphex rugifer Kohl, 1890
Sphex semifossulatus van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex solomon Hensen, 1991
Sphex staudingeri Gribodo, 1894
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex vestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex wilsoni Hensen, 1991
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Zoyphium affine (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus affinis Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Zoyphium argyreum (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus argyreus Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Zoyphium collare (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus collare Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Zoyphium crassicorne (Cockerell, 1914)⇒ Sericophorus crassicorne Cockerell, 1914
Zoyphium emarginatum (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus emarginatus Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Zoyphium fuscipenne (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus iridipennis Turner, 1914
Zoyphium hackeri (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Sericophorus dipteroides Turner, 1907
Zoyphium humile (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Sericophorus funebris Turner, 1907
Zoyphium nigrum (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus niger Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Zoyphium ornatum (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus ornatus Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Zoyphium pusillum (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus pusillus Hacker & Coc..., 1922
Zoyphium splendidum (Hacker & Coc..., 1922)⇒ Sericophorus splendidus Hacker & Coc..., 1922

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
75
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