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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Macoupin County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
196
836
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
196
836
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
797
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
711
1137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
278
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
262
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
167
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
95
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macoupin County
8 Genera with 14 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass5SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1903Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macoupin County
14 Species
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Macoupin County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
5
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