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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1509
5442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1467
5402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
551
2607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
244
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
15
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
15 Genera with 40 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1843Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1880
Grass-carrying Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1888Cutworm Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1888Digger wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Trachagorytes1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
40 Species
Ammophila centralis Cameron, 1888
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chlorion viridicoeruleum Lepeletier d..., 1828
Dynatus crassipes Cameron, 1897
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Penepodium albovillosum Cameron, 1888
Penepodium foeniforme Perty, 1833
Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Penepodium romandinum de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia montana Cameron, 1888
Podium denticulatum F. Smith, 1856
Podium friesei Kohl, 1902
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx macula Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
Trachagorytes costaricae
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
15
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