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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Maputo Province (Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1340
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
1055
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
111
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
109
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
87
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
49
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maputo Province
6 Genera with 8 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1888Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1791Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Province
8 Species
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Parapsammophila ludovicus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Maputo Province
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
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