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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
77
1610
7500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1430
6347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
463
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
177
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
12
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
12 Genera with 46 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocolus Lepeletier &..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisus Lepeletier, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Miscus Jurine, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Pelopaeus Latreille, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psammophila Dahlbom, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila annosa O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila inferna O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ceratocolus alatus Panzer, 1797
Ceratocolus subterraneus Fabricius, 1775
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Hoplisus fallax Handlirsch, 1888
Hoplisus laticinctus Lepeletier, 1832
Hoplisus quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1804
Hoplisus quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Hoplisus quinquefasciatus Panzer, 1798
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Miscus campestris Latreille, 1809
Pelopaeus destillatorius Illiger, 1807
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luffii Saunders, 1903
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Psammophila affinis W.Kirby, 1798
Psammophila hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Psammophila luffii E.Saunders, 1903
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex bischoffi F. E. Zeuner, 1931
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex indus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex maxillosus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex obscura G. Statz, 1936
Sphex obscurus (Fischer de W..., 1843)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
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