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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
5147
11971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
406
3903
9707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
880
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
814
1897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
410
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
12
116
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cenozoic
8 Genera with 13 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1907Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisidia Cockerell & ..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Plisomena Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Protosceliphron Antropov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1915Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1936Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Tytthopsen Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
13 Species
Ammophila annosa O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila antiquella T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Ammophila inferna O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Chalybion mortuum T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Hoplisidia kohliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Plisomena gigantea A. V. Antropov, 2014
Protosceliphron brevior T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Sceliphron tertiarius F. Meunier, 1915
Sphex bischoffi F. E. Zeuner, 1931
Sphex gigantea O. Heer, 1867
Sphex obscura G. Statz, 1936
Tytthopsen nanus A. V. Antropov, 2014

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Cenozoic
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
1
3
Genus
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