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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1198
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
154
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
151
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
106
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
53
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
4 Genera with 6 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1845Beachgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1763Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
6 Species
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Crete
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
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