Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 63
464
999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 53
391
889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 20
197
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
94
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Massachusetts
10 Genera with 21 Species | Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843 | Beachgrass | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867 | Blue mud dauber wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorion Latreille, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremnophila Menke, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isodontia Patton, 1845 | Grass-carrying Wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Podalonia Fernald, 1845 | Cutworm Wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Podium Fabricius, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prionyx Vander Linden, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sceliphron Klug, 1773 | Black Mud-Dauber Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphex Linnaeus, 1763 | Digger wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
21 Species | Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938 | | | Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869 | | | Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843 | Common Thread Waisted Wasp | | Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843) | ⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852 | | Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867 | Blue mud dauber | | Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879 | Aphid Wasp | | Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888 | Common Thread-waisted Wasp | | Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906 | Brown-legged Grass-carrier | | Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856 | | | Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867 | Grass-carrying wasp | | Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845 | | | Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763 | Hairy Sand Wasp | | Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845 | | | Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856 | | | Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845 | | | Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963 | Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp | | Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775 | Mud dauber | | Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988 | | Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Golden Digger | | Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763 | Chaparral bushmallow |
Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
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
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