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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1215
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1129
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
474
3451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
238
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
16
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
16 Genera with 103 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass42SpeciesTaxom
Blepharips1SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chalyrion1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Enotmognathus1SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19619SpeciesTaxom
Pamphredon1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps18SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1845Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Xestocemonus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
103 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila coachella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila dysmica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila ferruginosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila hermosa Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila hurdi Menke, 1964
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila marshi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mcclayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mimica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila murrayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Ammophila nearctica Kohl, 1889
Ammophila nefertiti Menke, 1964
Ammophila novita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parkeri Menke, 1964
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila polita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila regina Menke, 1964
Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila unita Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila varipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Blepharips nigricornis
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chalyrion californicum
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Enotmognathus occidentalis
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes californicus R. Bohart & ..., 1961
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes insularis Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes pacificus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Palmodes stygicus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Pamphredon giffardi
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia argentipilis Provancher, 1887
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia caerulea Murray, 1940
Podalonia compacta Fernald, 1927
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mauritanica Mercet, 1906
Podalonia melaena Murray, 1940
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia minax Kohl, 1901
Podalonia occidentalis Murray, 1940
Podalonia parallela Murray, 1940
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia sericea Murray, 1940
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Podium krombeini Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron caementarius
Sceliphron servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex latreillei Lepeletier d..., 1831
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Xestocemonus grinnelli

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
31
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