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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2182
3628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2181
3627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
310
2129
3541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1690
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
325
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
295
632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
185
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
106
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Larimer County
8 Genera with 24 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass8SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1940Cutworm Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Larimer County
24 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila varipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia occidentalis Murray, 1940
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia sericea Murray, 1940
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Larimer County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
6
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