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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Douglas County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1335
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1334
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
246
1274
1684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1102
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
213
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
191
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
123
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
74
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Douglas County (Kansas)
5 Genera with 8 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Douglas County (Kansas)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Douglas County (Kansas)
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
4
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