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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
100
5398
55044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
5058
53360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
31
1768
28241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
811
15966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
38
386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
8
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphecini
Latreille, 1802
7
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
7 Genera with 139 Species
Chlorion Latreille, 182814SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1951Grass-carrying Wasps24SpeciesTaxom
Murrayella Bohart & Menke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 177524SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1934Digger wasps69SpeciesTaxom
Stangeella Menke, 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
139 Species and 7 Subspecies
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion ashmeadi (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Chlorion auripes (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906
Chlorion boharti Menke, 1961Shoulder Mosquito
Chlorion bruneri (Fernald, 1943)⇒ Isodontia bruneri Fernald, 1943
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Chlorion harrisi (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Chlorion hemiprasinum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion hemipyrrhum Sichel, 1863
Chlorion hirtum Kohl, 1885
Chlorion maxillosum Poiret, 1787Cricket Hunter Wasp
Chlorion mirandum Kohl, 1890
Chlorion strandi Willink, 1951
Chlorion viridicoeruleum Lepeletier d..., 1828
Isodontia alvarengai Fritz, 1983
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia bastiniana Richards, 1937
Isodontia bipunctata (Rohwer, 1913)⇒ Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia bruneri Fernald, 1943
Isodontia costipennis Spinola, 1851
Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia dolosa Kohl, 1895
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Isodontia fuscipennis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Isodontia guaranitica Willink, 1951
Isodontia laevipes W. Fox, 1897
Isodontia macrocephala cinerea (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia paranensis Berland, 1926
Isodontia petiolata Drury, 1773
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Isodontia poeyi Pate, 1948
Isodontia poeyi antillana Genaro, 2017
Isodontia poeyi poeyi Pate, 1948
Isodontia visseri Willink, 1951
Murrayella periclados
Palmodes californicus R. Bohart & ..., 1961
Palmodes carbo Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Palmodes hesperus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes insularis Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes laeviventris Cresson, 1865
Palmodes lissus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes pacificus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Palmodes praestans Kohl, 1890
Palmodes pusillus Gussakovskij, 1930
Palmodes stygicus Bohart & Menke, 1961
Prionyx atrata Lepeletier, 1845
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx canadensis Provancher, 1887
Prionyx chilensis Spinola, 1851
Prionyx erythrogaster Rohwer, 1913Tumbling flower beetle
Prionyx erythrogastra
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx fragilis Nurse, 1903
Prionyx herrerai Brèthes, 1926
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prionyx macula Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Prionyx neoxenus Kohl, 1890
Prionyx notinitidus Willink, 1951
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx pseudostriatus Giner Marí, 1944
Prionyx pumilio Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx semistriatus Schrottky, 1920
Prionyx sennae Mantero, 1901
Prionyx simillimus Fernald, 1907
Prionyx spinolae F.Smith, 1856
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
Sphex abdominalis (Cresson, 1873)⇒ Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Sphex aculeatus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex acutus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila acuta Fernald, 1934
Sphex arenaria Linnæus, 1758
Sphex arenarius (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Podalonia hirsuta Scopoli, 1763
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex argentinus Taschenberg, 1869
Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex aureonotatus (Cameron, 1888)⇒ Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888
Sphex brasilianus Saussure, 1867
Sphex bridwelli Fernald, 1903
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex camposi Campos, 1922
Sphex castaneipes Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex craspedotus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Sphex cristi Genaro, 2000
Sphex cubensis Fernald, 1906
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphex ferrugineipes W. Fox, 1897
Sphex ferrugineus (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963
Sphex flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex flavovestitus flavovestitus F. Smith, 1856
Sphex flavovestitus saussurei Fernald, 1906
Sphex floridensis Fernald, 1934
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex guatemalensis Cameron, 1888
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Sphex hortensis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex ingens F. Smith, 1856
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex latreillei Lepeletier d..., 1831
Sphex latro Erichson, 1849
Sphex macrocephalus (W. Fox, 1890)⇒ Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex mandibularis (Cresson, 1869)⇒ Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum Fabricius, 1787
Sphex maximiliani Kohl, 1890
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex mendozanus Brèthes, 1909
Sphex nigropilosus (Rohwer, 1912)⇒ Ammophila pictipennis Walsh, 1869
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex peckhami (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex permagnus Willink, 1951
Sphex peruanus Kohl, 1890
Sphex peruvianus (Rohwer, 1913)⇒ Ammophila lampei Strand, 1910
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex prosper Kohl, 1890
Sphex proximus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex resinipes Fernald, 1906
Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex schrottkyi Bertoni, 1918
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex subhyalinus W. Fox, 1899
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tepanecus Saussure, 1867
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex transversus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852
Sphex willistoni (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila peckhami Fernald, 1934
Stangeella cyaniventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1831

Subnodes of Sphecini with occurrences in America
SubtribePrionychina
Bohart & Menke, 1963
2
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSphecina
Latreille, 1802
3
89
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeStangeellina
Bohart & Menke, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Sphecini at dyntaxa.se
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