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Checklist for Tribe Sphecini Latreille, 1802
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1089
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1001
2628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
337
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
151
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
12
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphecini
Latreille, 1802
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
5 Genera with 18 Species
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1858Digger wasps5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
18 Species
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx fragilis Nurse, 1903
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858

Subnodes of Sphecini with occurrences in Illinois
SubtribePrionychina
Bohart & Menke, 1963
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSphecina
Latreille, 1802
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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