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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
227
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
13
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
13 Genera with 62 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass9SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1888Blue mud dauber wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18322SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Euplilus1SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1948Grass-carrying Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1775Black Mud-Dauber Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps14SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18975SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
62 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ammophila apicalis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1835)⇒ Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila cybele Menke, 1970
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila zanthoptera Cameron, 1888
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chlorion bruneri (Fernald, 1943)⇒ Isodontia bruneri Fernald, 1943
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Dynatus nigripes Westwood, 1832
Dynatus nigripes nigripes Westwood, 1832
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Euplilus grenadinus
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia bruneri Fernald, 1943
Isodontia fuscipennis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Isodontia petiolata Drury, 1773
Isodontia poeyi Pate, 1948
Isodontia poeyi antillana Genaro, 2017
Isodontia poeyi poeyi Pate, 1948
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podium bugabense Cameron, 1888
Podium friesei Kohl, 1902
Podium fulvipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Podium fumigatum Perty, 1833
Podium opalinum F. Smith, 1856
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Podium tau Dalla Torre, 1897
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron argentifrons Cresson, 1916
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron asiaticum asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fasciatum Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sceliphron jamaicense jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex cristi Genaro, 2000
Sphex cubensis Fernald, 1906
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex mandibularis (Cresson, 1869)⇒ Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex resinipes Fernald, 1906
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
Trigonopsis cooperi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trigonopsis rufiventris Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigonopsis vicina Dalla Torre, 1897
Trigonopsis violascens Dalla Torre, 1897

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
22
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