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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
574
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
527
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
291
1806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
164
1398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
10
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern California
10 Genera with 51 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass29SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1906Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
51 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila coachella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila dysmica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila marshi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mcclayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mimica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila novita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parkeri Menke, 1964
Ammophila polita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila regina Menke, 1964
Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia caerulea Murray, 1940
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia parallela Murray, 1940
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Eastern California
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
12
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