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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
937
3206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
879
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
470
2627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
199
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
12
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
12 Genera with 50 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18321SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1851Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1843Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1845Digger wasps14SpeciesTaxom
Stangeella Menke, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18974SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
50 Species
Ammophila gracilis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Chlorion hemiprasinum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion mirandum Kohl, 1890
Chlorion strandi Willink, 1951
Dynatus nigripes Westwood, 1832
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila eximia Lepeletier d..., 1845
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Isodontia bastiniana Richards, 1937
Isodontia costipennis Spinola, 1851
Penepodium albovillosum Cameron, 1888
Penepodium gorianum Lepeletier d..., 1845
Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Penepodium romandinum de Saussure, 1867
Podium agile Kohl, 1902
Podium bugabense Cameron, 1888
Podium chalybaeum Kohl, 1902
Podium fumigatum Perty, 1833
Podium plesiosaurus F. Smith, 1873
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx chilensis Spinola, 1851
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx neoxenus Kohl, 1890
Prionyx pumilio Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex argentinus Taschenberg, 1869
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex latreillei Lepeletier d..., 1831
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex mendozanus Brèthes, 1909
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex peruanus Kohl, 1890
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Stangeella cyaniventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trigonopsis howesi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis rufiventris Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigonopsis violascens Dalla Torre, 1897

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
26
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