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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
437
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
436
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
245
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
100
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
7 Genera with 27 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1920Beachgrass5SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1856Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
27 Species
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Chalybion bocandei Spinola, 1851
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Prionyx funebris Berland, 1926
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron chalybeus Smith, F., 1856
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
13
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