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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Giessen (Central Hesse, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1106
1819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1104
1817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1081
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
961
1621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
138
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
128
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
107
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
65
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Giessen
3 Genera with 3 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1763Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Giessen
3 Species
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867

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

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
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