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Checklist of Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
for Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1125
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1122
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1109
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
760
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
110
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
108
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
77
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
28
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Libya
6 Genera with 7 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1839Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1828Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Chlorion maxillosum maxillosum Poiret, 1787
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex occitanicus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Libya
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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