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Checklist of Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
for San Diego (San Diego County, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1066
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
1066
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
1050
1483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
935
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
146
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
145
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
112
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
74
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
10
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for San Diego
10 Genera with 26 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass13SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1856Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1763Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego
26 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Ammophila nearctica Kohl, 1889
Ammophila parkeri Menke, 1964
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in San Diego
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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