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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
944
3434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
901
3407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
563
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
248
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
14
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
14 Genera with 56 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1831Beachgrass3SpeciesTaxom
Callosphex1SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18322SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1895Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1856Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1856Black Mud-Dauber Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1845Digger wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18979SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila laeviceps F. Smith, 1873
Ammophila lampei Strand, 1910
Ammophila rufipes (Guérin-Ménev..., 1831)⇒ Podalonia erythropus F. Smith, 1856
Callosphex erythrogaster (Rohwer, 1913)⇒ Prionyx erythrogaster Rohwer, 1913
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion mirandum Kohl, 1890
Dynatus nigripes Westwood, 1832
Dynatus nigripes nigripes Westwood, 1832
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Isodontia costipennis Spinola, 1851
Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia dolosa Kohl, 1895
Penepodium gorianum Lepeletier d..., 1845
Penepodium haematogastrum Spinola, 1851
Penepodium mocsaryi Kohl, 1902
Penepodium princeps Kohl, 1902
Penepodium romandinum de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia erythropus F. Smith, 1856
Podium denticulatum F. Smith, 1856
Podium kohlii Zavattari, 1908
Podium plesiosaurus F. Smith, 1873
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx chilensis Spinola, 1851
Prionyx erythrogaster Rohwer, 1913Tumbling flower beetle
Prionyx erythrogastra
Prionyx herrerai Brèthes, 1926
Prionyx neoxenus Kohl, 1890
Prionyx pseudostriatus Giner Marí, 1944
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron pictum Smith, F., 1856
Sphex brasilianus Saussure, 1867
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex latro Erichson, 1849
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex peruanus Kohl, 1890
Sphex peruvianus (Rohwer, 1913)⇒ Ammophila lampei Strand, 1910
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Trigonopsis cooperi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trigonopsis menkei Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis neotropica Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis richardsi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis rufiventris Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigonopsis schunkei Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis succinea Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis violascens Dalla Torre, 1897

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
23
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