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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
311
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
310
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
230
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
80
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
17
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
17 Genera with 58 Species
Astata Latreille, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1926Weevil Wasp18SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Diodontus Curtis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterogyna Nagy, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Miscophus Jurine, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Prosopigastra A. Costa, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Solierella Spinola, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1917Black cockroach hunter15SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19762SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astata ruficaudata Turner, 1917California saltmarsh mosquito
Bembecinus argentifrons F. Smith, 1856
Bembecinus haplocerus Handlirsch, 1895
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris amatoria Arnold, 1931
Cerceris bicarinata Arnold, 1935
Cerceris egena Arnold, 1931Uahiapele
Cerceris holconota Cameron, 1905Alani
Cerceris holconota labiosa Empey, 1971
Cerceris isis Arnold, 1931
Cerceris languida Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris multipicta F. Smith, 1873
Cerceris nasidens Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris nenitroidea (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Cerceris holconota labiosa Empey, 1971
Cerceris pearstonensis Cameron, 1905
Cerceris pictifacies Brauns, 1926
Cerceris schultzei Bischoff, 1913
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris varicincta Cameron, 1905
Cerceris vernayi Arnold, 1935
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Dasyproctus dubiosus Arnold, 1926
Diodontus atratulus Taschenberg, 1875
Gastrosericus pulchellus Arnold, 1929
Heterogyna botswana Day, 1984
Hoplisoides thalia Handlirsch, 1895
Liris nigricans Walker, 1871
Liris solstitialis F.Smith, 1856
Miscophus atrescens Lomholdt, 1985
Miscophus botswanaensis Lomholdt, 1985
Oxybelus bechuanae Arnold, 1936
Oxybelus flavicornis Arnold, 1927
Oxybelus lingula Gerstaecker, 1867
Oxybelus stevensoni Arnold, 1927
Oxybelus woosnami Arnold, 1927
Pison carinatum R. Turner, 1917
Pison montanum (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Pison transvaalense Cameron, 1910
Pison xanthopus Brullé, 1833
Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Solierella scrobiculata Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex ambiguus Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex aterrimus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex brevipennis Mercet, 1909Silverleaf milkvetch
Tachysphex consocius Kohl, 1892
Tachysphex erythropus Spinola, 1839
Tachysphex graecus Kohl, 1883
Tachysphex kalaharicus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex minutus (Nurse, 1909)⇒ Tachysphex brevipennis Mercet, 1909
Tachysphex modestus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex octodentatus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex panzeri Van der Linden, 1829
Tachysphex prosopigastroides (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Holotachysphex prosopigastroides Gussakovskij, 1952
Tachysphex rhodesianus Bischoff, 1913
Tachysphex sericeus F. Smith, 1856
Tachysphex vulneratus R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes cinerascens Arnold, 1935
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) stevensoni Arnold, 1924
Trypoxylon arnoldi Menke, 1976

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
11
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeterogyninae
Nagy, 1969
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Crabronidae at artfakta.se
Crabronidae at dyntaxa.se
Crabronidae at gbif.org
Crabronidae at irmng.org
Crabronidae at itis.gov