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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4789
12162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
4779
12141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
4738
12061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
3753
9814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
545
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
509
1369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
228
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
105
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
10
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sicily
10 Genera with 23 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Bembicinus A. Costa, 1859, 02SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chilosphex Menke, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1858Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Bembicinus hungaricus
Bembicinus tridens tridens
Chalybion (Chalybion) flebile Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion (Hemichalybion) femoratum Fabricius, 1781
Chilosphex argyrius Brullé, 1833
Hoplammophila armata Illiger, 1807
Isodontia paludosa Rossi, 1790
Isodontia splendidula A. Costa, 1858
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes strigulosus A. Costa, 1843Asian tiger mosquito
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia fera Lepeletier, 1845
Podalonia hirsuta hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Podalonia tydei tydei Le Guillou, 1841
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx lividocinctus A. Costa, 1858Asian tiger mosquito
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron madraspatanum tubifex Latreille, 1809
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Sicily
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
9
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