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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
512
5022
11222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
510
5017
11216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4918
10959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
340
4206
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
916
1735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
839
1574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
248
896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
111
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
12
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ohio
12 Genera with 27 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass7SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1927
Cutworm Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ohio
27 Species
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex ferrugineipes W. Fox, 1897
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Ohio
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
13
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