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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
649
12089
36507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
645
12074
36476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
619
11919
36088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
381
9444
29197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1268
3882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1245
3856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
512
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
202
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
11 Genera with 37 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass9SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1888Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Euplilus1SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1943Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1775Black Mud-Dauber Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
37 Species and 1 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 laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chlorion bruneri (Fernald, 1943)⇒ Isodontia bruneri Fernald, 1943
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Euplilus grenadinus
Isodontia bruneri Fernald, 1943
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podium fulvipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Podium opalinum F. Smith, 1856
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 fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
12
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