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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
243
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
243
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
124
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
44
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
5 Genera with 7 Species
Podium Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1775Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1773Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
7 Species
Podium opalinum F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
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