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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
874
3487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
869
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
497
2906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
176
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
9
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
9 Genera with 56 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass14SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1918Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1873Digger wasps21SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
56 Species and 10 Subspecies
Ammophila bechuana R. Turner, 1929
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila beniniensis beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila calva Arnold, 1920
Ammophila confera
Ammophila conifera Arnold, 1920
Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila insignis 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
Chalybion spinolae rufopictum Magretti, 1884
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Chlorion hemipyrrhum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Isodontia longiventris de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Parapsammophila herero Arnold, 1928
Parapsammophila ludovicus F. Smith, 1856
Parapsammophila ponderosa Gerstaecker, 1871
Parapsammophila testaceipes R. Turner, 1918
Parapsammophila unguicularis Kohl, 1901
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Podalonia sheffieldi R. Turner, 1918
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx funebris Berland, 1926
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx subfuscatus rhodesianum Arnold, 1936
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis basuto Arnold, 1947
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis umtalicus Strand, 1916
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex incomptus incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex neavei Arnold, 1928
Sphex nigrohirtus Kohl, 1895
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
Sphex schoutedeni Kohl, 1913
Sphex stadelmanni integer Arnold, 1928
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex tuberculatus (F. Smith, 1873)⇒ Cerceris tuberculata Villers, 1787

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
29
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