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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Maricopa County (Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
1702
2815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1702
2815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
272
1658
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
1408
2405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
280
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
273
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
209
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
111
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maricopa County
9 Genera with 13 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1927
Cutworm Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maricopa County
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
8
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