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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Chihuahua (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1568
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1568
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1537
2812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1242
2317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
245
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
243
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
191
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
109
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chihuahua
6 Genera with 16 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass9SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1940Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chihuahua
16 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
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