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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
588
18355
100567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
107
3309
23860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
89
3041
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
32
990
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
12
434
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
18
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
18 Genera with 90 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass24SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocolus Lepeletier &..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Diamma Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisus Lepeletier, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Miscus Jurine, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Pelopaeus Latreille, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Plisomena Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Protosceliphron Antropov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Psammophila Dahlbom, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Rasnitsynapus Antropov, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1921Black Mud-Dauber Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps21SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Tytthopsen Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
90 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila annosa O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila confera
Ammophila conifera Arnold, 1920
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila inferna O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ceratocolus alatus Panzer, 1797
Ceratocolus subterraneus Fabricius, 1775
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Hoplisus fallax Handlirsch, 1888
Hoplisus laticinctus Lepeletier, 1832
Hoplisus quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1804
Hoplisus quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Hoplisus quinquefasciatus Panzer, 1798
Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Miscus campestris Latreille, 1809
Pelopaeus destillatorius Illiger, 1807
Plisomena gigantea A. V. Antropov, 2014
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia asiatica Danilov, 2017
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luffii Saunders, 1903
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Protosceliphron brevior T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Psammophila affinis W.Kirby, 1798
Psammophila hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Psammophila luffii E.Saunders, 1903
Rasnitsynapus primigenius A. V. Antropov, 2011
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron brevior Cockerell, 1921
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex bischoffi F. E. Zeuner, 1931
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex ermineus Kohl, 1890
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Sphex formosellus van der Vecht, 1957Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex indus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex maxillosus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex obscura G. Statz, 1936
Sphex obscurus (Fischer de W..., 1843)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex rufocincta Brullé, 1832
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex rugifer Kohl, 1890
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Tytthopsen nanus A. V. Antropov, 2014

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
27
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