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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1128
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
1127
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1096
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
933
1445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
196
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
183
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
125
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
78
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monterey County
7 Genera with 14 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1964Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1856Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monterey County
14 Species
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila murrayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila nearctica Kohl, 1889
Ammophila parkeri Menke, 1964
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Palmodes pacificus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Podalonia caerulea Murray, 1940
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Monterey County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
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