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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1018
10130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
450
6453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
28
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
7
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphecini
Latreille, 1802
6
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
6 Genera with 72 Species
Chlorion Latreille, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1845Grass-carrying Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Murrayella Bohart & Menke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 177510SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1934Digger wasps36SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
72 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Chlorion ashmeadi (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Sphex ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Chlorion auripes (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906
Chlorion cyaneum Dahlbom, 1843
Chlorion harrisi (Fernald, 1906)⇒ Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Chlorion hirtum Kohl, 1885
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Isodontia auripes Fernald, 1906Brown-legged Grass-carrier
Isodontia azteca de Saussure, 1867
Isodontia elegans F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia exornata Fernald, 1903
Isodontia macrocephala cinerea (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
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 fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx foxi Bohart & Menke, 1963Woodland mosquito
Prionyx fragilis Nurse, 1903
Prionyx parkeri Bohart & Menke, 1963Parker'S Thread-Waisted Wasp
Prionyx subatratus R. Bohart, 1958
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae Saussure, 1867
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 ashmeadi Fernald, 1906
Sphex aureonotatus (Cameron, 1888)⇒ Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888
Sphex bridwelli Fernald, 1903
Sphex craspedotus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila nasalis Provancher, 1895
Sphex cristi Genaro, 2000
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 floridensis Fernald, 1934
Sphex habenus Say, 1832
Sphex hortensis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphex latreillei Lepeletier d..., 1831
Sphex macrocephalus (W. Fox, 1890)⇒ Isodontia philadelphica Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus, 1763Chaparral bushmallow
Sphex praedator F. Smith, 1858
Sphex proximus (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex tepanecus Saussure, 1867
Sphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Sphex tinctipennis Cameron, 1888
Sphex transversus (Fernald, 1934)⇒ Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852

Subnodes of Sphecini with occurrences in USA
SubtribePrionychina
Bohart & Menke, 1963
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSphecina
Latreille, 1802
3
45
Genera
Species

Taxom



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