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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3941
7805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3940
7805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3841
7616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
295
3275
6837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
375
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
331
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
205
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
97
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suffolk
4 Genera with 6 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suffolk
6 Species
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Suffolk
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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