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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
680
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
654
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
65
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
7 Genera with 15 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1845Beachgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1988Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Murrayella Bohart & Menke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1856Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Murrayella periclados
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia tydei suspiciosa F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) formosum Smith, 1856Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex ferox (F. Smith, 1862)⇒ Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804
Sphex fugax Fabricius, 1775
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
6
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