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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
482
1270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
470
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
311
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
144
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
11 Genera with 28 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1909Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18322SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1843Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1845Digger wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Stangeella Menke, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
28 Species
Ammophila gracilis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila platensis Brèthes, 1909
Dynatus burmeisteri Burmeister, 1861
Dynatus nigripes Westwood, 1832
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila eximia Lepeletier d..., 1845
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Penepodium egregium de Saussure, 1867
Penepodium fallax Kohl, 1902
Penepodium haematogastrum Spinola, 1851
Penepodium hortivagans Strand, 1910
Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Podium agile Kohl, 1902
Podium eurycephalum Ohl, 1996
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Stangeella cyaniventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
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