Sphecidae, Latreille, 1802

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Sphecidae

Seven species of digger wasps of the family Sphecidae have been recorded previously from the islands ( BÁEZ et al. 2001), among them Sceliphron spirifex (LINNAEUS 1758) . This species has been reported from the islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Two males of this species have been caught on the island of La Gomera on 5 May 2000, in the harbour of San Sebastian, which represent the first records from this island.

Sceliphron spirifex occurs throughout Africa and southern Europe, on three of the Canary Islands and on the Cape Verde Islands.