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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1820
10064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1760
10005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
701
6125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
348
3716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
17
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
17 Genera with 122 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass39SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18972SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1888Cutworm Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 180410SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17759SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1867Black Mud-Dauber Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Sialon1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1888Digger wasps22SpeciesTaxom
Trachagorytes1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
122 Species and 9 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila aellos Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila aucella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila azteca azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila azteca clemente Menke, 1967
Ammophila bella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila bellula Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila centralis Cameron, 1888
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila cora Cameron, 1888
Ammophila dejecta Cameron, 1888
Ammophila evansi Menke, 1964
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila fernaldi Murray, 1938
Ammophila formicoides Menke, 1964
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila gracilis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila hermosa Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila imitator Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila juncea Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mcclayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mescalero Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Ammophila novita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila regina Menke, 1964
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila varipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Ammophila zanthoptera Cameron, 1888
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chalybion zimmermanni aztecum de Saussure, 1867Aztec Mud Wasp
Chalybion zimmermanni peninsularum Bohart & Menke, 1963
Chalybion zimmermanni zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion boharti Menke, 1961Shoulder Mosquito
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Chlorion viridicoeruleum Lepeletier d..., 1828
Dynatus burmeisteri Burmeister, 1861
Dynatus crassipes Cameron, 1897
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia bipunctata (Rohwer, 1913)⇒ Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia costipennis Spinola, 1851
Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia fuscipennis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Penepodium albovillosum Cameron, 1888
Penepodium foeniforme Perty, 1833
Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Penepodium romandinum de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia argentipilis Provancher, 1887
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia montana Cameron, 1888
Podalonia pubescens Murray, 1940
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia sonorensis Cameron, 1888
Podium bugabense Cameron, 1888
Podium chalybaeum Kohl, 1902
Podium denticulatum F. Smith, 1856
Podium friesei Kohl, 1902
Podium fulvipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Podium fumigatum Perty, 1833
Podium iridescens Kohl, 1902
Podium krombeini Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx macula Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sceliphron jamaicense jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sceliphron jamaicense lucae de Saussure, 1867
Sialon iresinidis
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex cubensis Fernald, 1906
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex flavovestitus flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex flavovestitus saussurei Fernald, 1906
Sphex guatemalensis Cameron, 1888
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex maximiliani Kohl, 1890
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex tepanecus Saussure, 1867
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
Trachagorytes costaricae
Trigonopsis cameronii Kohl, 1902
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
45
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