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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
334
2235
4339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
333
2233
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
319
2206
4292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1715
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
219
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
194
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
134
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
62
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cyprus
5 Genera with 6 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1845Beachgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1793Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
6 Species
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793

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

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
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