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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
4117
9693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
4115
9691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
4025
9460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3440
8351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
52
583
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
537
1024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
175
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
84
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Canada
7 Genera with 10 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1870Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Canada
10 Species
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in North Canada
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
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