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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Southwest England (South England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
3904
7781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
3901
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
499
3811
7648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
326
3267
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
449
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
397
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
81
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest England
5 Genera with 8 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass3SpeciesTaxom
Diamma Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1763Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest England
8 Species
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Southwest England
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
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