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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1770
9499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1626
8672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
439
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
163
1709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
11 Genera with 44 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1876Beachgrass9SpeciesTaxom
Bembicinus A. Costa, 1859, 05SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Chilosphex Menke, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1858Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17915SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1833Digger wasps8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
44 Species and 13 Subspecies
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila heydeni heydeni Dahlbom, 1845
Ammophila heydeni rubriventris A. Costa, 1864
Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila terminata mocsaryi Frivaldszkyi, 1876
Bembicinus hungaricus
Bembicinus meridionalis
Bembicinus tridens Fabricius, 1781
Bembicinus tridens insulanus de Beaumont, 1954
Bembicinus tridens tridens
Chalybion (Chalybion) flebile Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion (Chalybion) ommissum Kohl, 1889
Chalybion (Hemichalybion) femoratum Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion femoratus Fabricius, 1781
Chilosphex argyrius Brullé, 1833
Hoplammophila armata Illiger, 1807
Hoplammophila clypeata Mocsáry, 1883
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia paludosa Rossi, 1790
Isodontia splendidula A. Costa, 1858
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes strigulosus A. Costa, 1843Asian tiger mosquito
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia fera Lepeletier, 1845
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Podalonia hirsuta mervensis Radoszkowski, 1887
Podalonia luffii Saunders, 1903
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia tydei senilis Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia tydei tydei Le Guillou, 1841
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx lividocinctus A. Costa, 1858Asian tiger mosquito
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
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 madraspatanum tubifex Latreille, 1809
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex afer Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex afer afer Lepeletier, 1845
Sphex afer sordidus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Italy
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
16
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