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Sphecidae

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Description

The Sphecidae are a cosmopolitan family of wasps of the suborder Apocrita that includes sand wasps, mud daubers, and other thread-waisted wasps.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4352	https://www.gbif.org/species/4352
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	152451	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=152451

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Sphecidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
order	Hymenoptera	Linnaeus 1758
-	Unicalcarida	Schulmeister et al. 2002
suborder	Vespina
suborder	Apocrita	Gerstaecker 1867
-	Aculeata
superfamily	Apoidea	Latreille 1802
family	Sphecidae	Latreille 1802

Common Name

digger wasp

Scientific Name

Sphecidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Sphecidae	family	belongs to Hymenoptera	stated with evidence	Scudder, 1890
Sphecidae	family	belongs to Sphecoidea	stated without evidence	Cockerell, 1906
Sphecidae	family	belongs to Apocrita	stated without evidence	Carpenter, 1992
Sphecidae	family	belongs to Apoidea	stated with evidence	Brothers, 1999

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

12 (46%)

First Recorded Appearance

145 - 140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième

Common Name(s)

Digger Wasps, Mud Daubers, Sand Wasps, Sphecid Wasps, Grävsteklar, Langsteelgraafwespen, Digger Wasp

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ammophilinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		4	37.2 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Sceliphrinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Sphecinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		3	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Spheginae subfamily	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ammophila genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	37.2 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Apodolichurus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archisphex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chalybion genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Chilosphex genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chlorion genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cirrosphex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretampulex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretoecus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretospilomena ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dynatus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eomimesa ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Eopinoecus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Eopison ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Eoxyloecus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Eremnophila genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eremochares genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hoplammophila genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hoplisidia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Ilerdosphex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Isodontia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Larrophanes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	7.25 Ma Miocene	7.25 Ma Miocene
Mendampulex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palanga ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Palmodes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parapsammophila genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Penepodium genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plisomena ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Podalonia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Podium genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Prionyx genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Prolemistus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protosceliphron ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Psolimena ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rasnitsynapus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sceliphron genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Stangeella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Succinoecus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Trigampulex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tytthopsen ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Cercercis angularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cercercis grandis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chicostictia hirsuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eupiloides albocollaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euplilus grenadinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Handlirschi scoliaeformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Harpaetopus abdominalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phopalum baguionis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sialon iresinidis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tachypus mandibularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tracheloides hicksi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Xestocemonus grinnelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1802	Sphegimae Latreille p. 331
1890	Sphegidae Scudder
1906	Sphecidae Cockerell p. 49
1992	Sphecidae Carpenter
1999	Sphecidae Brothers p. 243
2007	Sphecidae Sharkey
2014	Sphecidae Antropov p. 402
2014	Sphecidae Pulawski
2018	Sphecidae Archibald et al. p. 227
2018	Sphecidae Sann et al.

References

Latreille P. A. , Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467

Scudder S. H. The Tertiary Insects of North America, Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII, 1-734

Cockerell T. D. A. (1906) Fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant, Colorado, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 50 2, 33-58

Carpenter F. M. (1992) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4, 1-655

Brothers D. J. (1999) Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea), Zoologica Scripta 28 1-2, 233-249 doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00003.

Sharkey M. J. (2007) Phylogeny and classification of Hymenoptera, Zootaxa 1668, 521-548

Antropov A. V. (2014) Aculeata Scopoli, 1763. The wasps, bees and ants (Insecta: Vespida=Hymenoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Late Eocene) of the Isle of Wight, UK, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 104

Pulawski W. J. (2014) Family group names and classification, Catalog of Sphecidae Sensu Lato (= Apoidea excluding Apidae)

Archibald S. B., Rasnitsyn A. P., et al (2018) Modernisation of the Hymenoptera: ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies of the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands of western North America, The Canadian Entomologist 150, 250-257

Sann M., Niehuis O., et al (2018) Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees, BMC Evolutionary Biology 18, 71

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Pulawski, W.J. (2014) FAMILY GROUP NAMES AND CLASSIFICATION as of 15 July 2014 . http://research.calacademy.org/ent/catalog_sphecidae - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Svensson, Bo G. (2007) Taxalista för Sphecidae s.lat. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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