BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

SPHECIDAE (a family of soliary wasps)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Genus	Ammophila (Zool.)	1
Species	Ammophila pubescens Curtis (Heath Sand Wasp)				1
Species	Argogorytes fargei (Schuckard) (a solitary wasp)				2
Species	Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus) (a field digger wasp)				2
Species	Astata boops (Schrank) (a solitary wasp)				2
Genus	Cerceris (a genus of digger wasps)	6	5	6	10
Genus	Crabro (a genus of solitary wasps)	3	14	2	4
Genus	Crossocerus (digger wasps)	13		19	12
Species	Didineis lunicornis (a solitary wasp)				1
Genus	Diodontus (a genus of solitary wasps)	4		2	4
Genus	Ectemnius (a genus of solitary wasps)	10	5	8	11
Species	Entomognathus brevis (Vander Linden) (a solitary wasp)			2	1
Genus	Gorytes (a genus of solitary wasps)	2			3
Species	Harpactus tumidus (a solitary wasp)				4
Genus	Lindenius (a genus of solitary wasps)	2			4
Genus	Mimesa (a genus of solitary wasp)	4		2	4
Genus	Mimumesa (a genus of solitary wasps)	4			4
Species	Miscophus ater (a solitary wasp)				1
Species	Miscophus concolor Dahlbom, 1844 (a solitary wasp)				1
Species	Nitela borealis Valkeila (a solitary wasp)				1
Species	Nitela lucens (a solitary wasp)				1
Genus	Nysson	4			4
Genus	Oxybelus (spiny digger wasps)	1
Species	Oxybelus uniglumis (Linnaeus) (Common Spiny Digger Wasp)			9	1
Genus	Passaloecus	7			8
Genus	Pemphredon (a genus of solitary wasps)	5			10
Species	Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius) (Bee Wolf)			4	1
Genus	Podalonia	2			2
Species	Psen ater (Olivier) (a solitary wasp)				1
Genus	Psenulus (a genus of solitary wasps)	2			2
Genus	Rhopalum	2			5
Genus	Spilomena (a genus of solitary wasps)	4			4
Species	Stigmus pendulus (a solitary wasp)				1
Species	Stigmus solskyi Morawitz (a solitary wasp)				1
Genus	Tachysphex (a genus of solitary wasps)	3		2	6
Genus	Trypoxylon (wood borer wasps)	5			5

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

SPHECIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

SPHECIDAE is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Sphecidae listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with SPHECIDAE:

	female (prey-carrying)	prey-carrying female may have ovum	Senotainia conica - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	food store	food store is kleptoparasitised larva	Pseudomalus violaceus - a rubytail wasp (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
	nest	nest may attract larva	Amobia signata - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Macronychia griseola - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Macronychia polyodon - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Metopia argyrocephala - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Metopia campestris - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Oebalia cylindrica - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954 [Coelocrabro, Cemonus, Rhopalum, Pemphredon]
	nest	nest may attract larva	Oebalia minuta - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954 [Coelocrabro, Cemonus, Rhopalum, Pemphredon]
	nest	nest may attract larva	Senotainia conica - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954

Sphecidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References