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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
461
4259
11358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
4254
11354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
4182
11198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
3329
9096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
473
1859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
435
1819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
266
1655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
156
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
11
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Utah
11 Genera with 42 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1966Beachgrass20SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Utah
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila acuta Fernald, 1934
Ammophila arvensis (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila dysmica Menke, 1966Swinecress
Ammophila extremitata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila ferruginosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila juncea Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila macra Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila moenkopi Menke, 1967
Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila silvestris Kirkbride, 1982
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila unita Menke, 1966Swinecress
Chalybion (Chalybion) zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843Woodland mosquito
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia melaena Murray, 1940
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Utah
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
11
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