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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1873
8622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1834
8521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
720
5638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
263
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
9 Genera with 68 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1845Beachgrass21SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17919SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1905Black Mud-Dauber Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps26SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
68 Species and 17 Subspecies
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila beniniensis beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila braunsi R. Turner, 1919
Ammophila calva Arnold, 1920
Ammophila confera
Ammophila conifera Arnold, 1920
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila dolichodera Kohl, 1884
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila insignis insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila insignis litoralis Arnold, 1920
Ammophila kalaharica Arnold, 1935
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila peringueyi Arnold, 1928
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila rubiginosa Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila saussurei du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila wahlbergi Dahlbom, 1845
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion bocandei Spinola, 1851
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion gredleri Kohl, 1918
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion spinolae saussurei Kohl, 1918
Chalybion spinolae spinolae Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chlorion ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Parapsammophila consobrina Arnold, 1928
Parapsammophila herero Arnold, 1928
Parapsammophila ludovicus F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia canescens canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx funebris Berland, 1926
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii marginatus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx sundewalli Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron chalybeus Smith, F., 1856
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron leptogaster Cameron, 1905
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex caeruleanus Drury, 1773
Sphex castaneipes Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex decipiens decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis kobrowi Arnold, 1928
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex incomptus incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex nigrohirtus Kohl, 1895
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
Sphex stadelmanni integer Arnold, 1928
Sphex stadelmanni stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Sphecidae at dyntaxa.se
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Sphecidae at irmng.org
Sphecidae at itis.gov