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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
68
969
2887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
916
2824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
405
2051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
186
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
13
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
13 Genera with 53 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1868Beachgrass12SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Harpaetopus1SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1873Digger wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
53 Species
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila centralis Cameron, 1888
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mescalero Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Chlorion hirtum Kohl, 1885
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Harpaetopus abdominalis
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Podium krombeini Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex tepanecus Saussure, 1867
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
27
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