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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
1730
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1587
5904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
419
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
170
1381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
12
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
12 Genera with 56 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass19SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
56 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 cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila evansi Menke, 1964
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila nearctica Kohl, 1889
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion auripes (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906
Chlorion harrisi (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia sericea Murray, 1940
Podalonia sonorensis Cameron, 1888
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex arenarius (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex proximus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Sphecidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphecidae at gbif.org
Sphecidae at irmng.org
Sphecidae at itis.gov