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Checklist of Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1635
2957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1633
2955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1602
2916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1345
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
197
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
194
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
144
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
54
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
5 Genera with 7 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1845Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1888Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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