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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Iberian Peninsula (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
722
11335
39681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
718
11313
39582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
677
11140
39240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9062
33888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
85
1608
5926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
70
1478
5349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
469
2379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
181
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iberian Peninsula
11 Genera with 35 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass10SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ilerdosphex Rasnitsyn, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iberian Peninsula
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ammophila apicalis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1835)⇒ Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila asiatica Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila laevicollis E. André, 1886
Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Chalybion (Hemichalybion) femoratum Fabricius, 1781
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Ilerdosphex wenzae ♰ A. P. Rasnitsyn, 2000
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia mauritanica Mercet, 1906
Podalonia minax Kohl, 1901
Podalonia rothi Beaumont, 1951
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
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 madraspatanum tubifex Latreille, 1809
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Iberian Peninsula
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
11
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