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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
518
4494
9472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
516
4490
9468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
4391
9249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
3608
7758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
514
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
55
479
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
216
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
105
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oklahoma
10 Genera with 20 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1873Digger wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oklahoma
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Oklahoma
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
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