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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
177
658
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
177
658
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
620
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
518
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
23
105
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
104
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
86
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
51
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Merced County
5 Genera with 7 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1844
Blue mud dauber wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Merced County
7 Species
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila regina Menke, 1964
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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