AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
107
2829
14631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
2406
13112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
714
5948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
12
221
2332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
16
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
16 Genera with 146 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass48SpeciesTaxom
Celia Shuckard, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1988Blue mud dauber wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1938Grass-carrying Wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Mataeosphex Zhang, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Palaeapis Hong, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Pelopoeus Latreille, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps21SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17918SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1897Black Mud-Dauber Wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1905Digger wasps61SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
146 Species and 36 Subspecies
Ammophila aemulans (Kohl, 1901)⇒ Hoplammophila aemulans Kohl, 1901
Ammophila affinis ulanbaatorensis (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia affinis ulanbaatorensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila albohirsuta (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia albohirsuta Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila altaiensis (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia altaiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila andrei (F. Morawitz, 1889)⇒ Podalonia andrei F. Morawitz, 1889
Ammophila apicalis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1835)⇒ Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila arnaudi Tsuneki, 1976
Ammophila asiatica Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila atripes F. Smith, 1852
Ammophila atripes formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila clavus clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila clavus formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila clavus japonica Kohl, 1906
Ammophila clavus taiwana (Tsuneki, 1967)⇒ Ammophila clavus formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila deserticola Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila elongata Fischer de W..., 1843
Ammophila flavida (Kohl, 1901)⇒ Podalonia flavida Kohl, 1901
Ammophila formosana (Tsuneki, 1967)⇒ Ammophila clavus formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila formosensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila gegen (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila gobiensis (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia gobiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila gobiensis chahariana (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia gobiensis chahariana Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila hirsutaffinis (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia hirsutaffinis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila infesta F. Smith, 1873
Ammophila japonica (Kohl, 1906)⇒ Ammophila clavus japonica Kohl, 1906
Ammophila kaszabi (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia kaszabi Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila moczari (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia moczari Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila mongolensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila obo (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Podalonia obo Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila pulawskii Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila pungens (Kohl, 1901)⇒ Podalonia pungens Kohl, 1901
Ammophila rhinoceros (Strand, 1913)⇒ Hoplammophila aemulans Kohl, 1901
Ammophila roborovskyi Kohl, 1906
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa nipponica (Tsuneki, 1967)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa solowiyofkae Matsumura, 1911
Ammophila sabulosa solowiyofkae Matsumura, 1911
Ammophila sabulosa vagabunda F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila sickmanni Kohl, 1901
Ammophila sickmanni wusheensis Tsuneki, 1967
Ammophila subassimilis Strand, 1913
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila tydei (Le Guillou, 1841)⇒ Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841
Ammophila vagabunda (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa vagabunda F. Smith, 1856
Celia dentipes Roelofs, 1874
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion dolichothorax Kohl, 1918
Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Chalybion japonicum punctatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion lividum Hensen, 1988
Chlorion lobatum Fabricius, 1775
Hoplammophila aemulans Kohl, 1901
Isodontia auripygata Strand, 1913
Isodontia diodon Kohl, 1890
Isodontia formosicola Strand, 1913
Isodontia harmandi Perez, 1905
Isodontia maidli Yasumatsu, 1938
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia pempuchi Tsuneki, 1971
Isodontia sonani Yasumatsu, 1938
Mataeosphex venulosus Zhang, 1985
Palaeapis beiboziensis Hong, 1984
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus syriacus Mocsáry, 1881
Pelopoeus bengalensis (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Pelopoeus convexus (F. Smith, 1876)⇒ Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Pelopoeus deformis (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sceliphron deforme Smith, 1856
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia affinis ulanbaatorensis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia albohirsuta Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia altaiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia andrei F. Morawitz, 1889
Podalonia arcuaticlypeata M.a.Wang, 2016
Podalonia asiatica Danilov, 2017
Podalonia bicellularis M.a.Wang, 2016
Podalonia caucasica Mocsáry, 1883
Podalonia flavida Kohl, 1901
Podalonia gobiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia gobiensis chahariana Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsutaffinis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia kaszabi Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia kozlovii Kohl, 1906
Podalonia moczari Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia obo Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia pungens Kohl, 1901
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podium tau Dalla Torre, 1897
Prionyx gobiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx lividocinctus apakensis Tsuneki, 1971
Prionyx lividocinctus oasis Tsuneki, 1971
Prionyx niveatus ettingol Tsuneki, 1971
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron deforme nipponicum Tsuneki, 1972
Sceliphron deforme taiwanum (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Sceliphron deforme Smith, 1856
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron madraspatanum formosanum van derVecht, 1968
Sceliphron madraspatanum kohli Sickmann, 1894
Sceliphron bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Sceliphron inflexum (Sickmann, 1894)⇒ Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Sceliphron tau (Dalla Torre, 1897)⇒ Podium tau Dalla Torre, 1897
Sphex antennatus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentatus argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentatus fumosus Kohl, 1890
Sphex argenteus (Turton, 1800)⇒ Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentifrons (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex auripygatus (Strand, 1913)⇒ Isodontia auripygata Strand, 1913
Sphex caerulescens (Le Guillou, 1841)⇒ Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex clavus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex diabolicus flammitrichus Strand, 1913
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex femoralis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Brachymeria minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Sphex formosicola (Strand, 1913)⇒ Isodontia formosicola Strand, 1913
Sphex fukuianus (Tsuneki, 1957)⇒ Sphex inusitatus fukuianus Tsuneki, 1957
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex gobiensis (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Prionyx gobiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Sphex granti (W.F. Kirby, 1900)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex harmandi (Perez, 1905)⇒ Isodontia harmandi Perez, 1905
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex inusitatus Yasumatsu, 1935
Sphex inusitatus fukuianus Tsuneki, 1957
Sphex lividocinctus apakensis (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Prionyx lividocinctus apakensis Tsuneki, 1971
Sphex lividocinctus oasis (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Prionyx lividocinctus oasis Tsuneki, 1971
Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex maidli (Yasumatsu, 1938)⇒ Isodontia maidli Yasumatsu, 1938
Sphex maurus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex maxillosus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex micans (Eversmann, 1849)⇒ Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex nigellus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Sphex nigerrimus (A. Costa, 1864)⇒ Anoplius nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Sphex nigripes (Strand, 1916)⇒ Tiphia femorata femorata Fabricius, 1775
Sphex nigripes pachyderma (Strand, 1916)⇒ Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex niveatus ettingol (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Prionyx niveatus ettingol Tsuneki, 1971
Sphex occitanicus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sphex pempuchi (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Isodontia pempuchi Tsuneki, 1971
Sphex perezi (Berland, 1926)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex platynotus (Matsumura, 1912)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex plumifer (A. Costa, 1864)⇒ Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex pubescens (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex semifossulatus van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex sericeus lineolus Lepeletier, 1845
Sphex sonani (Yasumatsu, 1938)⇒ Isodontia sonani Yasumatsu, 1938
Sphex subfuscatus (Giordani Soika, 1942)⇒ Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex subtruncatus sulciscuta Gribodo, 1894
Sphex subtruncatus sulciscutus Gribodo, 1894
Sphex syriacus (Mocsáry, 1881)⇒ Palmodes occitanicus syriacus Mocsáry, 1881
Sphex umbrosus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex unicolor (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pemphredon rugifera Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex viduatus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex violaceus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex xanthognathus (Pérez, 1905)⇒ Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
67
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