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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1058
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
927
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
302
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
128
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
6 Genera with 22 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass8SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1870Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ammophila annosa O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845Western treehole mosquito
Ammophila induta Kohl, 1901
Ammophila inferna O. Heer, 1865
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pubescens Curtis, 1836Heath Sand Wasp
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Podalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798Mud Wasp
Podalonia atriceps F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763Hairy Sand Wasp
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia luffii Saunders, 1903
Podalonia valida Cresson, 1865
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex obscura G. Statz, 1936
Sphex obscurus (Fischer de W..., 1843)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
2
6
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