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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
460
3695
7027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
3693
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
434
3594
6784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3036
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
707
1496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
640
1380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
259
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
126
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Illinois
11 Genera with 22 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass6SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1927
Cutworm Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Illinois
22 Species
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Central Illinois
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
9
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