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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7483
24197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
563
7468
24174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
7367
23955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
5928
20399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
942
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
821
2738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
360
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
157
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
14
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greece
14 Genera with 37 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass8SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1889Blue mud dauber wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Chilosphex Menke, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eremochares Gribodo, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisus Lepeletier, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1858Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1887Cutworm Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1833Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Chalybion (Chalybion) flebile Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion (Hemichalybion) femoratum Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chalybion omissum Kohl, 1889
Chilosphex argyrius Brullé, 1833
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremochares dives Brullé, 1833
Hoplammophila clypeata Mocsáry, 1883
Hoplisus planifrons (Wesmael, 1852)⇒ Gorytes planifrons Wesmael, 1852
Isodontia splendidula A. Costa, 1858
Palmodes melanarius Mocsáry, 1883
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes strigulosus A. Costa, 1843Asian tiger mosquito
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta mervensis Radoszkowski, 1887
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Greece
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
13
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