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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
867
12703
43499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
864
12693
43484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
785
12404
42840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
474
10107
37605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
88
1821
8464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
1681
7768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
493
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
206
1416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
13
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
13 Genera with 43 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass15SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Diamma Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Plisomena Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Protosceliphron Antropov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rasnitsynapus Antropov, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1921Black Mud-Dauber Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Tytthopsen Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila confera
Ammophila conifera Arnold, 1920
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Plisomena gigantea A. V. Antropov, 2014
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luffii Saunders, 1903
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Protosceliphron brevior T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Rasnitsynapus primigenius A. V. Antropov, 2011
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron brevior Cockerell, 1921
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex ermineus Kohl, 1890
Sphex formosellus van der Vecht, 1957Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex rufocincta Brullé, 1832
Sphex rugifer Kohl, 1890
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Tytthopsen nanus A. V. Antropov, 2014

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Great Britain
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
6
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