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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
263
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
257
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
129
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
53
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
6 Genera with 6 Species
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1988Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pelopoeus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chalybion bocandei Spinola, 1851
Chalybion bocandei bocandei Hensen, 1988
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Parapsammophila ludovicus F. Smith, 1856
Pelopoeus spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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