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Checklist for Tribe Sphecini Latreille, 1802
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
492
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
21
278
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
8
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphecini
Latreille, 1802
7
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 103 Species
Chilosphex Menke, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 180416SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1890Grass-carrying Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 196310SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 179136SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1873Digger wasps71SpeciesTaxom
Stangeella Menke, 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
103 Species and 40 Subspecies
Chilosphex argyrius Brullé, 1833
Chlorion ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Chlorion consanguineum Kohl, 1898
Chlorion funereum Gribodo, 1879
Chlorion gratiosum F. Smith, 1856
Chlorion hemipyrrhum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion hirtum Kohl, 1885
Chlorion lobatum Fabricius, 1775
Chlorion lobatum lobatum Fabricius, 1775
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Chlorion maxillosum maxillosum Poiret, 1787
Chlorion migiurtinicum Giordani Soika, 1941
Chlorion mirandum Kohl, 1890
Chlorion semenowi F. Morawitz, 1890
Chlorion semenowi occidentale de Beaumont, 1962
Chlorion splendidum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Isodontia leonina de Saussure, 1890
Isodontia longiventris de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia pelopoeiformis Dahlbom, 1845
Isodontia simoni du Buysson, 1898
Isodontia splendidula A. Costa, 1858
Isodontia stanleyi Kohl, 1890
Palmodes garamantis Roth, 1959
Palmodes melanarius Mocsáry, 1883
Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus barbarus Roth, 1963
Palmodes occitanicus cyrenaicus Gribodo, 1924
Palmodes occitanicus gaetulus Roth, 1963
Palmodes occitanicus occitanicus Lepeletier d..., 1828
Palmodes occitanicus puncticollis Kohl, 1888
Palmodes occitanicus syriacus Mocsáry, 1881
Palmodes palmetorum Roth, 1963
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx chobauti Roth, 1925
Prionyx crudelis F. Smith, 1893
Prionyx funebris Berland, 1926
Prionyx indus Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx insignis Kohl, 1885
Prionyx judaeus de Beaumont, 1968
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx kirbii marginatus F. Smith, 1856
Prionyx lividocinctus A. Costa, 1858Asian tiger mosquito
Prionyx lividocinctus lividocinctus A. Costa, 1861
Prionyx macula Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Prionyx macula macula Fabricius, 1804
Prionyx nigropectinatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx niveatus Dufour, 1854
Prionyx niveatus niveatus Dufour, 1854
Prionyx notinitidus Willink, 1951
Prionyx nudatus Kohl, 1885
Prionyx popovi Guichard, 1988
Prionyx reymondi Roth, 1954
Prionyx senegalensis Arnold, 1951
Prionyx senilis Morice, 1911
Prionyx stschurowskii Radoszkowski, 1877
Prionyx stschurowskii hyalipennis Kohl, 1895
Prionyx stschurowskii stschurowskii Radoszkowski, 1877
Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx subfuscatus albovillosulus Giordani Soika, 1942
Prionyx subfuscatus rhodesianum Arnold, 1936
Prionyx subfuscatus rukwaensis Arnold, 1959
Prionyx subfuscatus subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx sundewalli Dahlbom, 1845
Prionyx trichargyrus Spinola, 1839
Prionyx viduatus Christ, 1791
Prionyx viduatus pollens Kohl, 1885
Prionyx viduatus viduatus Christ, 1791
Sphex abyssinicus Arnold, 1928
Sphex afer Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex albisectus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentatus argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex atropilosus Kohl, 1885
Sphex bohemanni Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex caeruleanus Drury, 1773
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex castaneipes Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex decipiens decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex decipiens meridionalis Arnold, 1947
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex erythrinus Guiglia, 1939
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex flavipennis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus voeltzkowii Kohl, 1909
Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex gaullei Berland, 1927
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis basuto Arnold, 1947
Sphex haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex haemorrhoidalis kobrowi Arnold, 1928
Sphex haemorrhoidalis mweruensis Arnold, 1947
Sphex haemorrhoidalis umtalicus Strand, 1916
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex incomptus anonymus Leclercq, 1955
Sphex incomptus incomptus Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphex jansei Cameron, 1910
Sphex lanatus Mocsáry, 1883
Sphex leuconotus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Prionyx leuconotus F. Morawitz, 1890
Sphex libycus Beaumont, 1956
Sphex malagassus Saussure, 1890
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex mochii Giordani Soika, 1942
Sphex muticus Kohl, 1885
Sphex neavei Arnold, 1928
Sphex nigrohirtus Kohl, 1895
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex obscurus (Fischer de W..., 1843)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex observabilis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex occitanicus (Lepeletier d..., 1828)⇒ Palmodes occitanicus Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sphex optimus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex paulinierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex rufinervis Perez, 1985
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex rufiscutis laevigatus Arnold, 1951
Sphex rufiscutis rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Sphex rufocinctus (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Sphex satanas Kohl, 1898
Sphex schoutedeni Kohl, 1913
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex similis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
Sphex stadelmanni integer Arnold, 1928
Sphex stadelmanni stadelmanni Kohl, 1895
Sphex subfuscatus (Giordani Soika, 1942)⇒ Prionyx subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex taschenbergi Magretti, 1884
Sphex tibialis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex torridus F. Smith, 1873
Sphex tuberculatus (F. Smith, 1873)⇒ Cerceris tuberculata Villers, 1787
Stangeella cyaniventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1831

Subnodes of Sphecini with occurrences in Africa
SubtribePrionychina
Bohart & Menke, 1963
3
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSphecina
Latreille, 1802
2
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeStangeellina
Bohart & Menke, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphecini at artfakta.se
Sphecini at dyntaxa.se
Sphecini at itis.gov