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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Hamilton County (Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
2316
3634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
359
2313
3631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
339
2237
3475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
249
1943
3018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
397
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
47
355
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
155
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
70
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hamilton County (Ohio)
10 Genera with 19 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hamilton County (Ohio)
19 Species
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Hamilton County (Ohio)
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
7
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