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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
298
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
298
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
298
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
258
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
14
70
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
13
68
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
67
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado National Monument
6 Genera with 13 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1927
Cutworm Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado National Monument
13 Species
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila dysmica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila juncea Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila unita Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Colorado National Monument
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
6
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