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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1018
10130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
450
6453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
28
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
28 Genera with 214 Species
#ABCEHIMPRSTX
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass73SpeciesTaxom
Blepharips1SpeciesTaxom
Celia Shuckard, 02SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Chalyrion1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Enotmognathus1SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Harpaetopus1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisidia Cockerell & ..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisus Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Micristictia1SpeciesTaxom
Murrayella Bohart & Menke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Pamphredon1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1845Cutworm Wasps25SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Priononyx Dahlbom, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 177510SpeciesTaxom
Rasnitsynapus Antropov, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Rhinopsis Westwood, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1845Black Mud-Dauber Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1934Digger wasps36SpeciesTaxom
Tracheloides1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Xestocemonus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
214 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila acuta Fernald, 1934
Ammophila antiquella T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila aureonotata (Cameron, 1888)⇒ Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila azteca azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila bellula Menke, 1964
Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila californica Menke, 1964
Ammophila centralis Cameron, 1888
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila coachella Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila conditor F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila dysmica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila evansi Menke, 1964
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila fernaldi Murray, 1938
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila ferruginosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila formicoides Menke, 1964
Ammophila formosensis Tsuneki, 1971
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila grossa (Cresson, 1873)⇒ Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila hermosa Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila hurdi Menke, 1964
Ammophila imitator Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila juncea Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila leoparda Fernald, 1934
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila marshi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mcclayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mescalero Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila mimica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila moenkopi Menke, 1967
Ammophila monachi Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila murrayi Menke, 1964
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Ammophila nearctica Kohl, 1889
Ammophila nefertiti Menke, 1964
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila novita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parapolita Fernald, 1934
Ammophila parkeri Menke, 1964
Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Ammophila picipes Cameron, 1888
Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila polita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila regina Menke, 1964
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila silvestris Kirkbride, 1982
Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila unita Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila varipes Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila wrightii Cresson, 1868
Ammophila zanthoptera Cameron, 1888
Blepharips nigricornis
Celia apachensis
Celia pallida
Celliforma nuda Brown, 1935
Celliforma spirifer Brown, 1934
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chalybion zimmermanni zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chalybion magnum Hensen, 1988
Chalybion mortuum T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chalyrion californicum
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion ashmeadi (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Chlorion auripes (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Chlorion harrisi (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Chlorion hirtum Kohl, 1885
Enotmognathus occidentalis
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Harpaetopus abdominalis
Hoplisidia kohliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Hoplisus archoryctes T. D. A. Coc..., 1922
Hoplisus sepultus (T. D. A. Coc..., 1906)⇒ Psammaecius versicolor de Beaumont, 1959
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Isodontia macrocephala cinerea (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Micristictia pimensis
Murrayella periclados
Palmodes californicus R. Bohart & ..., 1961
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes hesperus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes insularis Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes pacificus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Palmodes pusillus Gussakovskij, 1930
Palmodes stygicus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Pamphredon giffardi
Podalonia argentifrons Cresson, 1865
Podalonia argentipilis Provancher, 1887
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia caerulea Murray, 1940
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia clypeata Murray, 1940
Podalonia compacta Fernald, 1927
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia mauritanica Mercet, 1906
Podalonia melaena Murray, 1940
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia mickeli Murray, 1940
Podalonia minax Kohl, 1901
Podalonia occidentalis Murray, 1940
Podalonia parallela Murray, 1940
Podalonia pubescens Murray, 1940
Podalonia puncta Murray, 1940
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia sericea Murray, 1940
Podalonia sonorensis Cameron, 1888
Podalonia sonorensis differentia (Murray, 1940)⇒ Podalonia sonorensis Cameron, 1888
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Podalonia violaceipennis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Podium carolina (Rohwer, 1911)⇒ Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804
Podium krombeini Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Podium luctuosum F. Smith, 1856
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Podium tau Dalla Torre, 1897
Priononyx brunnipes (Cresson, 1873)⇒ Prionyx atrata Lepeletier, 1845
Prionyx atrata Lepeletier, 1845
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx fragilis Nurse, 1903
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Rasnitsynapus primigenius A. V. Antropov, 2011
Rhinopsis melanognathus (Rohwer, 1912)⇒ Ampulex canaliculatus Say, 1823
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) assimile Dahlbom, 1843Clayman's Mud Dauber
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781Cancellate semele
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron caementarius
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron flavipes Fabricius, 1781
Sceliphron servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex aculeatus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex acutus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila acuta Fernald, 1934
Sphex arenaria Linnæus, 1758
Sphex arenarius (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex aureonotatus (Cameron, 1888)⇒ Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888
Sphex bridwelli Fernald, 1903
Sphex craspedotus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Sphex cristi Genaro, 2000
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ferrugineipes W. Fox, 1897
Sphex ferrugineus (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963
Sphex flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex floridensis Fernald, 1934
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex hortensis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex latreillei Lepeletier d..., 1831
Sphex macrocephalus (W. Fox, 1890)⇒ Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex proximus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tepanecus Saussure, 1867
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
Sphex transversus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Tracheloides hicksi
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trigonopsis richardsi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis rufiventris Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Xestocemonus grinnelli

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
99
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
5
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
7
74
Genera
Species

Taxom



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