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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
72
1759
12009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1662
11851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
626
7292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
276
5236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
14
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
14 Genera with 184 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1989Beachgrass56SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1995Blue mud dauber wasps18SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eremochares Gribodo, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 2016Grass-carrying Wasps31SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Pelopoeus Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1992Cutworm Wasps29SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 199518SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1860Black Mud-Dauber Wasps49SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1991Digger wasps35SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
184 Species and 71 Subspecies
Ammophila abnormis Dollfuss, 2013
Ammophila adelpha Kohl, 1901
Ammophila antenniferruginea Yan & Li, 2010
Ammophila atripes F. Smith, 1852
Ammophila borealis Li & C. Yang, 1990
Ammophila brevipennis Bingham, 1897
Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila clavus clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila clavus formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila clavus japonica Kohl, 1906
Ammophila clavus taschenbergi Cameron, 1889
Ammophila clypeola Li & C. Yang, 1990
Ammophila coronata A. Costa, 1864Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila deserticola Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila formosensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila ganquana Yang & Li, 1989
Ammophila globifrontalis Li & Ch. Yang, 1995
Ammophila globiverticalis Ch.Wang & Ma, 2018
Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
Ammophila heteroclypeola Li & Xue, 1998
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila heydeni heydeni Dahlbom, 1845
Ammophila infesta F. Smith, 1873
Ammophila insolata F. Smith, 1858Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Ammophila insolata argyropleura van der Vecht, 1957
Ammophila insolata auricollis van der Vecht, 1957
Ammophila insolata insolata F. Smith, 1858
Ammophila insolata ruficoxa van der Vech, 1957
Ammophila laevigata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila laminituberalis Ch.Wang & Ma, 2018
Ammophila menghaiana Li & Ch. Yang, 1989
Ammophila nigrina (F. Morawitz, 1889)⇒ Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809
Ammophila obliquestriolae Yang & Li, 1989
Ammophila pachythoracalis Yang & Li, 1989
Ammophila pakistana Dollfuss, 2013
Ammophila pevtsovi Danilov, 2015
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pseudoheydeni Li & He, 2000
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila punctata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila rubigegen Li & C. Yang, 1990
Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Ammophila sarekandana Balthasar, 1957
Ammophila sickmanni Kohl, 1901
Ammophila sickmanni sickmanni Kohl, 1901
Ammophila sickmanni wusheensis Tsuneki, 1967
Ammophila sinensis Sickmann, 1894
Ammophila smithii F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila striaticollis (F. Morawitz, 1889)⇒ Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila terminata turkestana Kohl, 1906
Ammophila tyrannica Cameron, 1890
Ammophila untumoris Yang & Li, 1989
Ammophila vagabunda (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa vagabunda F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila vetuberosa Li & C. Yang, 1994
Ammophila xinjiangana Li & C. Yang, 1989
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion dolichothorax Kohl, 1918
Chalybion fabricator F. Smith, 1860
Chalybion frontale Kohl, 1906
Chalybion fuscum Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion gracile Hensen, 1988
Chalybion hainanense Terayama & Tano, 2018
Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Chalybion lividum Hensen, 1988
Chalybion magnum Hensen, 1988
Chalybion malignum Kohl, 1906
Chalybion polyphemus Hensen, 1988
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion spinolae spinolae Lepeletier, 1845
Chalybion sulawesii Ohl, 2011
Chalybion sumatranum Kohl, 1884
Chalybion vechti Hensen, 1988
Chalybion yangi Li, 1995
Chlorion lobatum Fabricius, 1775
Chlorion lobatum lobatum Fabricius, 1775
Chlorion lobatum rugosum F. Smith, 1856
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Chlorion regale F. Smith, 1873
Chlorion splendidum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Chlorion striatum Li & Yang, 1989
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremochares clypevariatus Yan & Ma, 2015
Eremochares dives Brullé, 1833
Hoplammophila aemulans Kohl, 1901
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia apicata Bingham, 1897
Isodontia aurifrons F. Smith, 1859
Isodontia auripygata Strand, 1913
Isodontia boninensis Tsuneki, 1973
Isodontia capillata Hensen, 1991
Isodontia cellicula Li & Yang, 1996
Isodontia cestra Hensen, 1991
Isodontia chrysorrhoea Kohl, 1890
Isodontia delicata Hensen, 1991
Isodontia diodon Kohl, 1890
Isodontia edax Bingham, 1897
Isodontia elsei Hensen, 1991
Isodontia formosicola Strand, 1913
Isodontia franzi Cameron, 1902
Isodontia harmandi Perez, 1905
Isodontia jaculator F. Smith, 1860
Isodontia maidli Yasumatsu, 1938
Isodontia nidulans Hensen, 1991
Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia nigelloides Strand, 1915
Isodontia ochroptera Kohl, 1890
Isodontia papua Hensen, 1991
Isodontia pempuchi Tsuneki, 1971
Isodontia permutans R. Turner, 1912
Isodontia pilipes Hensen, 1991
Isodontia praslinia Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Isodontia sepicola F. Smith, 1859
Isodontia severini Kohl, 1898
Isodontia sonani Yasumatsu, 1938
Isodontia vanlinhi Pham, 2016
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus occitanicus Lepeletier d..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus perplexus F. Smith, 1856
Parapsammophila bakeri Rohwer, 1922
Parapsammophila erythrocephala Fabricius, 1781
Parapsammophila funerea Nurse, 1903
Pelopoeus madraspatanus Fabricius, 1781
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia affinis affinis W. Kirby, 1798
Podalonia affinis ulanbaatorensis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia andrei F. Morawitz, 1889
Podalonia arcuaticlypeata M.a.Wang, 2016
Podalonia asiatica Danilov, 2017
Podalonia atrocyanea Eversmann, 1849
Podalonia bicellularis M.a.Wang, 2016
Podalonia caucasica Mocsáry, 1883
Podalonia chalybea Kohl, 1906
Podalonia flavida Kohl, 1901
Podalonia gobiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia gobiensis chahariana Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia gobiensis gobiensis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Podalonia hirsuta nepalensis Zavattari, 1909
Podalonia hirsutaffinis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia hirticeps Cameron, 1889
Podalonia kansuana Li & Yang, 1992
Podalonia kozlovii Kohl, 1906
Podalonia parvula Li & Yang, 1992
Podalonia pilosa Li & Yang, 1995
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia tydei apakensis Tsuneki, 1971
Podalonia tydei argentata Lepeletier d..., 1845
Podalonia tydei tydei Le Guillou, 1841
Podalonia yunnana Li & Yang, 1992
Prionyx binghami Jha & Farooqi, 1996
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx elegantulus R. Turner, 1912
Prionyx fragilis Nurse, 1903
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx lividocinctus A. Costa, 1858Asian tiger mosquito
Prionyx lividocinctus apakensis Tsuneki, 1971
Prionyx nudatus Kohl, 1885
Prionyx saevus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx saevus harpax Kohl, 1898
Prionyx saevus saevus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx subfuscatus subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Prionyx viduatus viduatus Christ, 1791
Prionyx xanthabdominalis Li & Yang, 1995
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron deforme atripes F. Morawitz, 1888
Sceliphron deforme deforme F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron deforme femorale Hensen, 1987
Sceliphron deforme nipponicum Tsuneki, 1972
Sceliphron deforme tibiale Cameron, 1899
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) formosum Smith, 1856Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron formosum formosum F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron formosum ocellare Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) javanum Lepeletier, 1845Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Sceliphron javanum aemulum Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron javanum benignum F. Smith, 1858
Sceliphron javanum chinense van Breugel, 1968
Sceliphron javanum javanum Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sceliphron javanum laboriosum F. Smith, 1859
Sceliphron javanum nalandicum Strand, 1915
Sceliphron javanum petiolare Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron javanum tenggarae van der Vecht, 1957
Sceliphron javanum timorense van der Vecht, 1957
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron laetum laetum F. Smith, 1856Mud-dauber Wasp
Sceliphron laetum maindroni van der Vecht, 1968
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron madraspatanum andamanicum Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron madraspatanum conspicillatum A. Costa, 1864
Sceliphron madraspatanum formosanum van derVecht, 1968
Sceliphron madraspatanum kohli Sickmann, 1894
Sceliphron madraspatanum madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781
Sceliphron madraspatanum pictum F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron madraspatanum sutteri van der Vecht, 1957
Sceliphron coromandelicum Lepeletier, 1845
Sceliphron fervens F. Smith, 1858
Sceliphron intrudens F. Smith, 1858
Sceliphron isaaci Jha & Farooqi, 1995
Sceliphron murarium F. Smith, 1863
Sceliphron neobilineatum Jha & Farooqi, 1995
Sceliphron paraintrudens Jha & Farooqi, 1995
Sceliphron pictum Smith, F., 1856
Sceliphron rectum Kohl, 1918Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron rectum rectum Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron rufopictum F. Smith, 1856Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Sceliphron rufopictum bicinctum van der Vecht, 1957
Sceliphron rufopictum kalshoveni Hensen, 1987
Sceliphron rufopictum laticinctum Hensen, 1987
Sceliphron rufopictum rufopictum F. Smith, 1856
Sceliphron spinolae Lepeletier, 1845
Sceliphron unifasciatum F. Smith, 1860
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentatus argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentatus fumosus Kohl, 1890
Sphex cognatus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex confrater Kohl, 1890
Sphex deplanatus Kohl, 1895
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex dorycus Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex finschii Kohl, 1890
Sphex formosellus van der Vecht, 1957Hairy-Lipped Mosquito
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex gisteli Strand, 1916
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex inusitatus Yasumatsu, 1935
Sphex inusitatus fukuianus Tsuneki, 1957
Sphex inusitatus inusitatus Yasumatsu, 1935
Sphex kolthoffi Gussakovskij, 1938
Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex melanocnemis Kohl, 1885
Sphex muticus Kohl, 1885
Sphex neoumbrosus Jha & Farooqui, 1996
Sphex obscurus (Fischer de W..., 1843)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex subtruncatus krombeini (van der Vecht, 1984)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tanoi Tsuneki, 1974
Sphex walshae Hensen, 1991

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
6
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
76
Genera
Species

Taxom



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