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English species names of Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Mud daubers, Mud-daubers, Sand Wasps, Sphecid wasps, Thread-waisted wasps


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		319
21125
328720		Families
Genera
Species
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps		197
4344		Genera
Species


A
Aphid WaspChlorion aerarium Patton, 1879
Aztec Mud WaspChalybion zimmermanni aztecum de Saussure, 1867


B
BeachgrassAmmophila W. Kirby, 1798
Black and yellow mud dauberSceliphron caementarium Drury, 1773
Black Cricket WaspChlorion laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Black Mud-Dauber WaspsSceliphron Klug, 1801
Black-and-Yellow Mud DauberSceliphron caementarium Drury, 1773
Blue antDiamma bicolor Westwood, 1835
Blue mud dauberChalybion californicum Saussure, 1867
Blue mud dauber waspsChalybion (Chalybion) Chalybion, 1843
Blue mud dauber waspsChalybion Dahlbom, 1844
Blue Mud WaspChalybion californicum Saussure, 1867
Blue Mud WaspsChalybion (Chalybion) Chalybion, 1843
Blue Mud WaspsChalybion Dahlbom, 1844
Blue Mud-Dauber WaspsChalybion Dahlbom, 1844
Blue-antDiamma bicolor Westwood, 1835
BluebottleDiamma bicolor Westwood, 1835
Brown-legged Grass-carrierIsodontia auripes Fernald, 1906


C
Clayman's Mud DauberSceliphron assimile Dahlbom, 1843
Comb footed savageSphex pectinipes Linnæus, 1758
Common mud daublerSceliphron laetum Smith, 1856
Common Thread Waisted WaspAmmophila procera Dahlbom, 1843
Common Thread-Waisted WaspAmmophila procera Dahlbom, 1843
Common Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888
Cricket Hunter WaspChlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787
Cutworm WaspsPodalonia Fernald, 1927


D
DeformeSceliphron curvatum-or-deforme
Digger waspsSphex Linnaeus, 1758
Digger waspsSphex (Sphex) caerulea Linnaeus, 1758


G
Gold-Marked Thread-Waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888
Grass-carrying waspIsodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867
Grass-carrying WaspsSphex (Isodontia) Patton, 1880
Grass-carrying WaspsIsodontia Patton, 1880
Great Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763
Great Black WaspSphex pensylvanica Linnaeus, 1763
Great Black WaspSphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763
Great Golden DiggerSphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758
Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumonea Linnaeus, 1758
Great golden digger waspSphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758
Great golden sand diggerSphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758
Great-Golden Digger WaspChlorion ichneumoneum Linnaeus, 1758


H
Hairy Sand WaspPodalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Heath Sand WaspAmmophila pubescens Curtis, 1836


K
Katydid WaspSphex nudus Fernald, 1903


M
MarramAmmophila arenaria Fabricius, 1787
Marram GrassesAmmophila W. Kirby, 1798
Mexican Grass-Carrying WaspIsodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867
Mud DauberSceliphron caementarium Drury, 1773
Mud DauberIsodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867
Mud DauberChalybion californicum Saussure, 1867
Mud dauberPrionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775
Mud dauberIsodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Mud dauberChalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845
Mud dauberSceliphron madraspatanum Fabricius, 1781
Mud dauber waspSceliphron caementarium Drury, 1773
Mud dauber waspsSceliphron Klug, 1801
Mud dauber waspsSceliphron (Sceliphron) aegyptium Linnaeus, 1758
Mud WaspPodalonia affinis W. Kirby, 1798
Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron laetum laetum F. Smith, 1856


N
Nearctic Blue Mud-Dauber WaspChalybion californicum Saussure, 1867


P
Parker'S Thread-Waisted WaspPrionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963
PeaPisum Agassiz, 1846
PèlopèeSceliphron caementarium Drury, 1773
PèlopèeSceliphron curvatum F. Smith, 1870
PelopèeSceliphron deforme Smith, 1856


R
Red Banded Sand WaspAmmophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758
Red-banded Sand WaspAmmophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758


S
Sand digger waspAmmophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron curvatumSceliphron curvatum-or-deforme
Steel-blue Cricket HunterChlorion aerarium Patton, 1879
Steel-blue Cricket Hunter WaspChlorion aerarium Patton, 1879
Steel-Blue Cricket-Hunter WaspChlorion aerarium Patton, 1879
Steel-Blue Cricket-WaspChlorion aerarium Patton, 1879


T
Thread-waisted Hunting WaspPrionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775
Thread-Waisted Sand WaspsAmmophila W. Kirby, 1798
Thread-waisted WaspAmmophila W. Kirby, 1798
Thread-waisted waspAmmophila procera Dahlbom, 1843
Thread-waisted waspEremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888
Thread-waisted waspsAmmophila W. Kirby, 1798
Turner savageSphex spirifex Scopoli, 1786


Y
Yellow and black mud daubersSceliphron caementarium Drury, 1773
Yellow-Legged Mud-Dauber WaspSceliphron caementarium Drury, 1773
Yellow-winged sphexSphex rufocinctus Brullé, 1833


Z
Zimmermann´s Mud WaspChalybion zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843


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