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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
83
2226
11049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
69
2049
9859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
740
4875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
287
2515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
15
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
15 Genera with 86 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass29SpeciesTaxom
Celliforma Brown, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Chilosphex Menke, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hoplammophila de Beaumont, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1858Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1841Cutworm Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1915Black Mud-Dauber Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
86 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ammophila apicalis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1835)⇒ Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila arenaria Fabricius, 1787Marram
Ammophila armata (Illiger, 1807)⇒ Hoplammophila armata Illiger, 1807
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila braunsi R. Turner, 1919
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila fernaldi Murray, 1938
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila kennedyi Murray, 1938
Ammophila laevicollis E. André, 1886
Ammophila mediata Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila mitlaensis Alfieri, 1961Saltmarsh mosquito
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ammophila saussurei du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila strenua Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila tydei (Le Guillou, 1841)⇒ Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841
Ammophila urnaria (Dahlbom, 1843)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion (Hemichalybion) femoratum Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion femoratus Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion gredleri Kohl, 1918
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chilosphex argyrius Brullé, 1833
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Hoplammophila armata Illiger, 1807
Hoplammophila clypeata Mocsáry, 1883
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia paludosa Rossi, 1790
Isodontia splendidula A. Costa, 1858
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes strigulosus A. Costa, 1843Asian tiger mosquito
Parapsammophila algira Kohl, 1901
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia alpina Kohl, 1888
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia hirsuta mervensis Radoszkowski, 1887
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luffii Saunders, 1903
Podalonia mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Podalonia tydei Le Guillou, 1841Blue land crab
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx lividocinctus A. Costa, 1858Asian tiger mosquito
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium Illiger, 1807
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Sceliphron madraspatanum tubifex Latreille, 1809
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron tertiarius F. Meunier, 1915
Sphex albisectus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex craspedotus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex maxillosus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex occitanicus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sphex ruficinctus
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
5
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
7
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