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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
86
2887
18019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
2717
17744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
30
1206
13060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
582
6825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
18
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
18 Genera with 168 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass19SpeciesTaxom
Bembex Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callosphex1SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18285SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18454SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 19649SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1951Grass-carrying Wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 190222SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 197417SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 177517SpeciesTaxom
Pterogorytes1SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1856Black Mud-Dauber Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps33SpeciesTaxom
Stangeella Menke, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 189716SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
168 Species and 7 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila centralis Cameron, 1888
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila gracilis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila hevans Menke, 2004
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila laeviceps F. Smith, 1873
Ammophila lampei Strand, 1910
Ammophila micans (Cameron, 1888)⇒ Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila peringueyi Arnold, 1928
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila pilimarginata Cameron, 1912
Ammophila platensis Brèthes, 1909
Ammophila ruficollis F. Morawitz, 1890
Ammophila ruficosta Spinola, 1851
Ammophila rufipes (Guérin-Ménev..., 1831)⇒ Podalonia erythropus F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Bembex punctata Fabricius, 1775
Callosphex erythrogaster (Rohwer, 1913)⇒ Prionyx erythrogaster Rohwer, 1913
Celliforma germanica Brown, 1935
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion hemiprasinum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion hemipyrrhum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion mirandum Kohl, 1890
Chlorion strandi Willink, 1951
Chlorion viridicoeruleum Lepeletier d..., 1828
Dynatus burmeisteri Burmeister, 1861
Dynatus nigripes Westwood, 1832
Dynatus nigripes nigripes Westwood, 1832
Dynatus nigripes spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Eremnophila asperata W. Fox, 1897
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila auromaculata Perez, 1891
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila catamarcensis Schrottky, 1910
Eremnophila eximia Lepeletier d..., 1845
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Eremnophila willinki Menke, 1964
Isodontia alvarengai Fritz, 1983
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia bastiniana Richards, 1937
Isodontia costipennis Spinola, 1851
Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia dolosa Kohl, 1895
Isodontia fuscipennis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Isodontia guaranitica Willink, 1951
Isodontia laevipes W. Fox, 1897
Isodontia paranensis Berland, 1926
Isodontia visseri Willink, 1951
Penepodium albovillosum Cameron, 1888
Penepodium brasiliense Schrottky, 1903
Penepodium complanatum F. Smith, 1856
Penepodium distinguendum Kohl, 1902
Penepodium egregium de Saussure, 1867
Penepodium fallax Kohl, 1902
Penepodium foeniforme Perty, 1833
Penepodium fumipenne Taschenberg, 1869
Penepodium gorianum Lepeletier d..., 1845
Penepodium haematogastrum Spinola, 1851
Penepodium hortivagans Strand, 1910
Penepodium junonium Schrottky, 1903
Penepodium latro Kohl, 1902
Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Penepodium mocsaryi Kohl, 1902
Penepodium pauloense Schrottky, 1903
Penepodium princeps Kohl, 1902
Penepodium romandinum de Saussure, 1867
Penepodium spretum Kohl, 1902
Penepodium taschenbergi Kohl, 1902
Penepodium triste Kohl, 1902
Penepodium viduatum Kohl, 1902
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia erythropus F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podium agile Kohl, 1902
Podium angustifrons Kohl, 1902
Podium aureosericeum Kohl, 1902
Podium batesianum W. Schulz, 1904
Podium bugabense Cameron, 1888
Podium chalybaeum Kohl, 1902
Podium denticulatum F. Smith, 1856
Podium eurycephalum Ohl, 1996
Podium foxii Kohl, 1902
Podium friesei Kohl, 1902
Podium fumigatum Perty, 1833
Podium intermissum Kohl, 1902
Podium kohlii Zavattari, 1908
Podium plesiosaurus F. Smith, 1873
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Podium sexdentatum Taschenberg, 1869
Podium trigonopsoides Menke, 1974Submarine Mosquito
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx chilensis Spinola, 1851
Prionyx erythrogaster Rohwer, 1913Tumbling flower beetle
Prionyx erythrogastra
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx herrerai Brèthes, 1926
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx neoxenus Kohl, 1890
Prionyx notinitidus Willink, 1951
Prionyx pseudostriatus Giner Marí, 1944
Prionyx pumilio Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx semistriatus Schrottky, 1920
Prionyx sennae Mantero, 1901
Prionyx simillimus Fernald, 1907
Prionyx spinolae F.Smith, 1856
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Pterogorytes plaumanni
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron asiaticum asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron asiaticum chilense Spinola, 1851
Sceliphron figulus Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron histrio Lepeletier, 1845
Sceliphron pictum Smith, F., 1856
Sphex abdominalis (Cresson, 1873)⇒ Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Sphex argentinus Taschenberg, 1869
Sphex brasilianus Saussure, 1867
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex camposi Campos, 1922
Sphex castaneipes Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ferrugineipes W. Fox, 1897
Sphex flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex flavovestitus flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex ingens F. Smith, 1856
Sphex latreillei Lepeletier d..., 1831
Sphex latro Erichson, 1849
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex mendozanus Brèthes, 1909
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex permagnus Willink, 1951
Sphex peruanus Kohl, 1890
Sphex peruvianus (Rohwer, 1913)⇒ Ammophila lampei Strand, 1910
Sphex prosper Kohl, 1890
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex schrottkyi Bertoni, 1918
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex subhyalinus W. Fox, 1899
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Stangeella cyaniventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Trigonopsis cameronii Kohl, 1902
Trigonopsis cooperi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trigonopsis grylloctonus Richards, 1937
Trigonopsis howesi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis intermedia de Saussure, 1867
Trigonopsis menkei Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis mocoana Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis moraballi Richards, 1937
Trigonopsis neotropica Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis richardsi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis rufiventris Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigonopsis schunkei Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis succinea Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis vicina Dalla Torre, 1897
Trigonopsis violascens Dalla Torre, 1897

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
6
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
66
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