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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
419
8235
27490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1254
4820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
60
1230
4770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
419
2309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
149
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
8 Genera with 26 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Diamma Westwood, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1856Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1856Digger wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila aurifera R. Turner, 1908
Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila instabilis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Diamma bicolor Westwood, 1835Blue ant
Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx globosus F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) formosum Smith, 1856Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sphex basilicus R. Turner, 1915
Sphex bilobatus Kohl, 1895
Sphex carbonicolor van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex cognata Smith, 1856
Sphex cognatus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex ephippium F. Smith, 1856
Sphex ermineus Kohl, 1890
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex fumipennis F. Smith, 1856
Sphex gilberti R. Turner, 1908
Sphex mimulus R. Turner, 1910
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex vestitus F. Smith, 1856
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
17
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