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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region France (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
910
14038
53142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
905
14020
53106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
814
13689
52240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
463
10788
44860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
80
1810
7550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1650
6636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
632
3560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
240
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
13
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for France
13 Genera with 57 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1841Beachgrass19SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Chilosphex Menke, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1858Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1915Black Mud-Dauber Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for France
57 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ammophila apicalis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1835)⇒ Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila armata (Illiger, 1807)⇒ Hoplammophila armata Illiger, 1807
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila braunsi R. Turner, 1919
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila fernaldi Murray, 1938
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila laevicollis E. André, 1886
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila tydei (Le Guillou, 1841)⇒ Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion femoratus Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chilosphex argyrius Brullé, 1833
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Hoplammophila armata Illiger, 1807
Hoplammophila clypeata Mocsáry, 1883
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia paludosa Rossi, 1790
Isodontia splendidula A. Costa, 1858
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes strigulosus A. Costa, 1843Asian tiger mosquito
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta mervensis Radoszkowski, 1887
Podalonia luffii Saunders, 1903
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx lividocinctus A. Costa, 1858Asian tiger mosquito
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron madraspatanum tubifex Latreille, 1809
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron tertiarius F. Meunier, 1915
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex occitanicus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in France
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Sphecidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphecidae at gbif.org
Sphecidae at irmng.org
Sphecidae at itis.gov