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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
368
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
363
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
285
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
100
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
9 Genera with 34 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass9SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1845Blue mud dauber wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1898Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1918Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
34 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ammophila bechuana R. Turner, 1929
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila dolichodera Kohl, 1884
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Ammophila saussurei du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion clypeatum Fairmaire, 1858
Chalybion gredleri Kohl, 1918
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chlorion hemipyrrhum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Parapsammophila ponderosa Gerstaecker, 1871
Podalonia sheffieldi R. Turner, 1918
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex decipiens meridionalis Arnold, 1947
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis mweruensis Arnold, 1947
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex incomptus anonymus Leclercq, 1955
Sphex incomptus incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex neavei Arnold, 1928
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
Sphex stadelmanni integer Arnold, 1928
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
17
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