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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Northern Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
465
3632
6798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
464
3629
6795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
436
3523
6553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
298
2959
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
660
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
595
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
117
516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Illinois
11 Genera with 26 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass6SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1858Digger wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Illinois
26 Species
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Northern Illinois
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
12
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