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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region New Haven County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1539
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1539
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
254
1490
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1321
2214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
225
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
177
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
96
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
55
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Haven County
6 Genera with 13 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Haven County
13 Species
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
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