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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
776
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
776
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
732
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
607
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
175
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
165
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
118
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
53
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gadsden County
7 Genera with 15 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass6SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1903Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gadsden County
15 Species
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Gadsden County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
6
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