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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Manicaland (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
1124
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
1124
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1091
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
1015
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
150
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
149
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
137
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
69
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Manicaland
7 Genera with 19 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1913Digger wasps4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Manicaland
19 Species
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila saussurei du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Isodontia longiventris de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex schoutedeni Kohl, 1913

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Manicaland
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
9
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