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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
62
670
1582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
55
644
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
293
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
106
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
9 Genera with 12 Species
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Diamma Westwood, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1880
Grass-carrying Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1856Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1873Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Diamma bicolor Westwood, 1835Blue ant
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Parapsammophila eremophila R. Turner, 1910
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia tydei suspiciosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) formosum Smith, 1856Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Victoria
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
3
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