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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
6783
15823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
535
6777
15819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
513
6690
15568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5350
12721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
60
892
1861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
876
1847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
375
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
188
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Mexico
8 Genera with 12 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1843Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Mexico
12 Species
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Isodontia fuscipennis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in South Mexico
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
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