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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6375
18835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
6372
18831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
508
6260
18511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
5406
16528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1146
4332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1048
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
331
2136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
158
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
12
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michigan
12 Genera with 84 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass32SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps14SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1873Digger wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michigan
84 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila acuta Fernald, 1934
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila evansi Menke, 1964
Ammophila fernaldi Murray, 1938
Ammophila ferruginosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila juncea Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila leoparda Fernald, 1934
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila marshi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parkeri Menke, 1964
Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila polita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila varipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Ammophila zanthoptera Cameron, 1888
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes californicus R. Bohart & ..., 1961
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes hesperus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Palmodes pacificus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia clypeata Murray, 1940
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia occidentalis Murray, 1940
Podalonia pubescens Murray, 1940
Podalonia puncta Murray, 1940
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia sericea Murray, 1940
Podalonia sonorensis Cameron, 1888
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
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 (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Michigan
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
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