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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1006
1385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1005
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
970
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
804
1117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
189
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
171
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
121
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
73
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado County
8 Species
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Colorado County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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