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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
281
1665
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1665
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1631
2246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1405
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
336
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
332
586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
180
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
79
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zululand District
8 Genera with 18 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1897Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1845Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1884Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1787Digger wasps7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zululand District
18 Species
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila saussurei du Buysson, 1897
Chalybion laevigatum Kohl, 1888
Chalybion spinolae Lepeletier d..., 1845
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787

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

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
4
10
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