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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3638
10055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2823
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
379
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
354
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
235
953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
86
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morocco
6 Genera with 19 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1839Beachgrass8SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1807Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1956Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ammophila atlantica Roth, 1928
Ammophila barbara Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
Ammophila gusenleitneri Dollfuss, 2013
Ammophila holosericea Fabricius, 1793
Ammophila nasuta Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus barbarus Roth, 1963
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia mauritanica Mercet, 1906
Podalonia minax Kohl, 1901
Podalonia rothi Beaumont, 1951
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex libycus Beaumont, 1956

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Morocco
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
5
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