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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Catalonia (Northeast Spain, Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
302
2578
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
301
2576
5243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2529
5152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
2097
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
212
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
201
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
122
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
59
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Catalonia
6 Genera with 14 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1934Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Catalonia
14 Species
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila laevicollis E. André, 1886
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Catalonia
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
4
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