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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Southeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
634
2055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
613
2033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
384
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
199
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
9 Genera with 14 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1931Beachgrass3SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1851Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1843Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1849Digger wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
14 Species
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila gracilis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Chlorion hemiprasinum Sichel, 1863
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Isodontia costipennis Spinola, 1851
Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex latro Erichson, 1849
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
5
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