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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
528
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
528
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
511
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
415
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
118
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
114
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
90
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
48
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Montezuma County
7 Genera with 14 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass5SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montezuma County
14 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila ferruginosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Montezuma County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
4
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