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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Imperial County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
731
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
729
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
709
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
598
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
160
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
159
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
144
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
97
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Imperial County
6 Genera with 13 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1906Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Imperial County
13 Species
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila novita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Imperial County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
4
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