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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
193
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
84
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
5 Genera with 11 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass3SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia mauritanica Mercet, 1906
Podalonia minax Kohl, 1901
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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