Ammophila Kirby 1798 (digger wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Sphecidae
Full reference: W. Kirby. 1798. Ammophila, a new genus of insects in the class Hymenoptera, including the Sphex fabulosa of Linnaeus. Transactions of the Linnean Society 4:195-212
Parent taxon: Ammophilinae according to W. J. Pulawski 2014
See also Cockerell 1906, Kirby 1798 and Peñalver and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ammophila annosa Ammophila antiquella Ammophila gigantea Ammophila inferna Ammophila minima Ammophila sabulosa
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Spain (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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