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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
5421
11764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
5419
11762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
463
5359
11600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
4321
9644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
60
735
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
55
725
1928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
385
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
201
1059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Mexico
11 Genera with 28 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass10SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1880
Grass-carrying Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1940Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1843Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Mexico
28 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion boharti Menke, 1961Shoulder Mosquito
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Northwest Mexico
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
10
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