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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
68
1318
5335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1220
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
376
1849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
115
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
8 Genera with 61 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass13SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1888Blue mud dauber wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1938Grass-carrying Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pelopoeus Latreille, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1845Black Mud-Dauber Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1905Digger wasps40SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
61 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ammophila aemulans (Kohl, 1901)⇒ Hoplammophila aemulans Kohl, 1901
Ammophila atripes formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila clavus clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ammophila clavus formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila clavus taiwana (Tsuneki, 1967)⇒ Ammophila clavus formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila formosana (Tsuneki, 1967)⇒ Ammophila clavus formosana Strand, 1913
Ammophila formosensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila rhinoceros (Strand, 1913)⇒ Hoplammophila aemulans Kohl, 1901
Ammophila sabulosa vagabunda F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila sickmanni wusheensis Tsuneki, 1967
Ammophila subassimilis Strand, 1913
Ammophila vagabunda (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa vagabunda F. Smith, 1856
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Chalybion japonicum punctatum Kohl, 1888
Hoplammophila aemulans Kohl, 1901
Isodontia auripygata Strand, 1913
Isodontia formosicola Strand, 1913
Isodontia maidli Yasumatsu, 1938
Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia pempuchi Tsuneki, 1971
Isodontia sonani Yasumatsu, 1938
Pelopoeus bengalensis (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Pelopoeus convexus (F. Smith, 1876)⇒ Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Pelopoeus deformis (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sceliphron deforme Smith, 1856
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron deforme taiwanum (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Sceliphron deforme Smith, 1856
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron madraspatanum formosanum van derVecht, 1968
Sceliphron bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argenteus (Turton, 1800)⇒ Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentifrons (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex auripygatus (Strand, 1913)⇒ Isodontia auripygata Strand, 1913
Sphex caerulescens (Le Guillou, 1841)⇒ Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex clavus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex diabolicus flammitrichus Strand, 1913
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex femoralis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Brachymeria minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Sphex formosicola (Strand, 1913)⇒ Isodontia formosicola Strand, 1913
Sphex granti (W.F. Kirby, 1900)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex maidli (Yasumatsu, 1938)⇒ Isodontia maidli Yasumatsu, 1938
Sphex maurus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sphex madasummae van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex micans (Eversmann, 1849)⇒ Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex nigellus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Sphex nigerrimus (A. Costa, 1864)⇒ Anoplius nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Sphex nigripes (Strand, 1916)⇒ Tiphia femorata femorata Fabricius, 1775
Sphex nigripes pachyderma (Strand, 1916)⇒ Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex pempuchi (Tsuneki, 1971)⇒ Isodontia pempuchi Tsuneki, 1971
Sphex perezi (Berland, 1926)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex platynotus (Matsumura, 1912)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex plumifer (A. Costa, 1864)⇒ Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex pubescens (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex semifossulatus van der Vecht, 1973
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex sericeus lineolus Lepeletier, 1845
Sphex sonani (Yasumatsu, 1938)⇒ Isodontia sonani Yasumatsu, 1938
Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex subtruncatus sulciscuta Gribodo, 1894
Sphex subtruncatus sulciscutus Gribodo, 1894
Sphex umbrosus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex unicolor (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pemphredon rugifera Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex viduatus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex violaceus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex xanthognathus (Pérez, 1905)⇒ Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
3
42
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