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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
5554
13778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5540
13730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5443
13568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
333
4250
11221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
57
686
1774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
47
624
1623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
261
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
98
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Portugal
8 Genera with 19 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1833Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883
Ammophila laevicollis E. André, 1886
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia rothi Beaumont, 1951
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Portugal
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
6
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