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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1184
3333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
60
1088
3161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
479
2250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
219
1492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
15
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
15 Genera with 79 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass33SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1907Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisidia Cockerell & ..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisus Lepeletier, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1888Digger wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Tracheloides1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
79 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila acuta Fernald, 1934
Ammophila antiquella T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila dysmica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila fernaldi Murray, 1938
Ammophila ferruginosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila hermosa Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila juncea Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila nefertiti Menke, 1964
Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila polita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila silvestris Kirkbride, 1982
Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila unita Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila varipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Ammophila zanthoptera Cameron, 1888
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chalybion mortuum T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Hoplisidia kohliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Hoplisus archoryctes T. D. A. Coc..., 1922
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia clypeata Murray, 1940
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia melaena Murray, 1940
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia occidentalis Murray, 1940
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia sericea Murray, 1940
Podalonia sonorensis Cameron, 1888
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
Tracheloides hicksi
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Colorado
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
23
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