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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
637
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
637
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
158
616
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
524
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
120
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
109
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
91
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
59
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mariposa County
5 Genera with 16 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1964Beachgrass11SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mariposa County
16 Species
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila marshi Menke, 1964
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila regina Menke, 1964
Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Mariposa County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
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