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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
889
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
882
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
391
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
136
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
9 Genera with 41 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1934Beachgrass8SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1845Blue mud dauber wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1909Black Mud-Dauber Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
41 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila beniniensis beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila rubiginosa Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Ammophila sjoestedti (Gussakovskij, 1934)⇒ Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion sommereni R.Turner, 1920
Chalybion spinolae spinolae Lepeletier, 1845
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Isodontia longiventris de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Parapsammophila ponderosa Gerstaecker, 1871
Parapsammophila testaceipes R. Turner, 1918
Podalonia canescens canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii marginatus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx subfuscatus rukwaensis Arnold, 1959
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron fossuliferum complex Kohl, 1918
Sceliphron fossuliferum fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895
Sceliphron fossuliferum voeltzkowii Kohl, 1909
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron voeltzkowii (Kohl, 1909)⇒ Sceliphron fossuliferum voeltzkowii Kohl, 1909
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex incomptus incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex neavei Arnold, 1928
Sphex nigrohirtus Kohl, 1895
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex rufiscutis rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
20
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