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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Sacramento County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1169
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
1169
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1135
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
959
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
34
198
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
183
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
126
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
78
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sacramento County
9 Genera with 19 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass9SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1927
Cutworm Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sacramento County
19 Species
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila nearctica Kohl, 1889
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Sacramento County
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
7
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