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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
404
11331
47404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1752
6576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1686
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
639
4612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
306
2416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
15
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
15 Genera with 72 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass22SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chicostictia1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1940Cutworm Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1775Black Mud-Dauber Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1934Digger wasps16SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
72 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila aellos Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila aucella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila bella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila gracilis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila mescalero Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chicostictia hirsuta
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion boharti Menke, 1961Shoulder Mosquito
Dynatus crassipes Cameron, 1897
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia fuscipennis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia communis intermedia (Murray, 1940)⇒ Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podium chalybaeum Kohl, 1902
Podium iridescens Kohl, 1902
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex nigropilosus (Rohwer, 1912)⇒ Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex peckhami (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tepanecus Saussure, 1867
Sphex willistoni (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
30
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