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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
778
3878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
753
3792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
390
2521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
121
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
9 Genera with 30 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1912Beachgrass5SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1845Blue mud dauber wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1895Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
30 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila beniniensis beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila dolichodera Kohl, 1884
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila obscura Bischoff, 1912
Chalybion bocandei aeronitens Hensen, 1988
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion clypeatum kiloensis Leclercq, 1955
Chalybion clypeatum lusingi Leclercq, 1955
Chalybion gredleri Kohl, 1918
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion schulthessirechbergi Kohl, 1918
Chalybion sommereni R.Turner, 1920
Chalybion spinolae spinolae Lepeletier, 1845
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Parapsammophila ludovicus F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia canescens canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii marginatus F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron fossuliferum fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex caeruleanus Drury, 1773
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex gaullei Berland, 1927
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis mweruensis Arnold, 1947
Sphex incomptus anonymus Leclercq, 1955
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex neavei Arnold, 1928
Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
Sphex schoutedeni Kohl, 1913
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
16
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