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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
78
2229
21042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
67
2082
19871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
538
8273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
240
5115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
11 Genera with 130 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass62SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 196110SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps20SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1775Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1872Digger wasps14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
130 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila acutus Fernald, 1934
Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila bella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila bellula Menke, 1964
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila centralis Cameron, 1888
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila coachella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila conditor F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila dejecta Cameron, 1888
Ammophila dysmica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila evansi Menke, 1964
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila fernaldi Murray, 1938
Ammophila ferruginosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila formicoides Menke, 1964
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila hermosa Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila hurdi Menke, 1964
Ammophila imitator Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila juncea Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila leopardus Fernald, 1934
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila marshi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mcclayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mescalero Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila mimica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila moenkopi Menke, 1967
Ammophila monachi Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila murrayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Ammophila nearctica Kohl, 1889
Ammophila nefertiti Menke, 1964
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila novitus Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parapolitus 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 regina Menke, 1964
Ammophila shoshone Menke, 1967
Ammophila silvestris Kirkbride, 1982
Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila unita Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila varipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Ammophila zanthoptera Cameron, 1888
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
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 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 insularis Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes pacificus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Palmodes stygicus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia argentipilis Provancher, 1887
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia caerulea Murray, 1940
Podalonia clypeata Murray, 1940
Podalonia communis (Murray, 1940)⇒ Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia compacta Fernald, 1927
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia melaena Murray, 1940
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia occidentalis Murray, 1940
Podalonia parallela 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 krombeini Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx atrata Lepeletier, 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 subatrata Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron assimilis Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron caementaria Drury, 1773
Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex flavovestita Smith, 1856
Sphex habena Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumonea Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex instabilis (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Vespa luctuosa Saussure, 1854
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex tepanecus Saussure, 1867
Sphex texana Cresson, 1872

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
83
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
39
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