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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
413
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
411
866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
220
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
91
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
6 Genera with 18 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1845Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1918Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
18 Species
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila conifera Arnold, 1920
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
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