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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
2357
3808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
2356
3807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2312
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2021
3396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
403
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
401
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
223
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
90
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Zimbabwe
9 Genera with 34 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass10SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1845Blue mud dauber wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1898Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1918Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Zimbabwe
34 Species
Ammophila bechuana R. Turner, 1929
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila confera
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila saussurei du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion gredleri Kohl, 1918
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chlorion hemipyrrhum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Isodontia longiventris de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Parapsammophila ludovicus F. Smith, 1856
Parapsammophila ponderosa Gerstaecker, 1871
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia sheffieldi R. Turner, 1918
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex neavei Arnold, 1928
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
15
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