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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1218
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1190
3374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
500
2369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
190
1232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
62
338
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
62 Genera with 338 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPRST
Ammatomus A. Costa, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Ammoplanellus Gussakovskij, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Ammoplanus Giraud, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Belokohlus Antropov, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Belomicroides Kohl, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Belomicrus A. Costa, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 192929SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1986Sand Wasps25SpeciesTaxom
Brachystegus A. Costa, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Carinostigmus Tsuneki, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1926Weevil Wasp43SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 19264SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 18446SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Didineis Wesmael, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Diodontus Curtis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diploplectron W. Fox, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dryudella Spinola, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1837Squarehead Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Encopognathus Kohl, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Entomognathus Dahlbom, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Gessus Antropov, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Harpactus Shuckard, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Holotachysphex de Beaumont, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Kohlia Handlirsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Kohliella Brauns, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1923Mole Cricket Hunters3SpeciesTaxom
Larropsis Patton, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 190813SpeciesTaxom
Mesopalarus Brauns, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mimesa Shuckard, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Miscophoides Brauns, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Miscophus Jurine, 198510SpeciesTaxom
Neodasyproctus Arnold, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Nitela Latreille, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Oryttus Spinola, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelomorpha Brauns, 192710SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 190510SpeciesTaxom
Palarus Latreille, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Parapiagetia Kohl, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1925Bee-hunters12SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Polemistus de Saussure, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Prosopigastra A. Costa, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalum Stephens, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Saliostethus Brauns, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1929Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomena Shuckard, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 17718SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 2007Black cockroach hunter61SpeciesTaxom
Tachytella Brauns, 04SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 192410SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
338 Species
Ammatomus elongatulus Turner, 1920
Ammatomus spiniferus du Buysson, 1897
Ammatomus stevensoni Arnold, 1929
Ammoplanellus latiscapus Leclercq, 1959
Ammoplanus mandibularis (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Pulverro mescalero Pate, 1937
Astata fuscistigma Cameron, 1905
Astata melanaria Cameron, 1905
Astata rufitarsis Smith, 1856
Belokohlus ferrieri Kohl, 1924
Belomicroides clypeatus Antropov, 2002
Bembecinus aemulus Handlirsch, 1895
Bembecinus argentifrons F. Smith, 1856
Bembecinus atratus Arnold, 1936
Bembecinus bidens Arnold, 1933
Bembecinus boer Handlirsch, 1900
Bembecinus buyssoni Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus cinguliger Smith, 1856
Bembecinus corpulentus Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus dentiventris Handlirsch, 1895
Bembecinus distinctus Arnold, 1955
Bembecinus haemorrhoidalis Handlirsch, 1900
Bembecinus herbsti Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus hoplites Handlirsch, 1892
Bembecinus hyperocrus Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus karooensis Arnold, 1936
Bembecinus laticinctus Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus mitulus Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus monodon Handlirsch, 1895
Bembecinus mutabilis Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus namibicus Bohart, 1997
Bembecinus nyasae Turner, 1912
Bembecinus oxydorcus Handlirsch, 1900
Bembecinus pakhuisae Bohart, 1997
Bembecinus polychromus Handlirsch, 1895
Bembecinus rectilateralis Arnold, 1945Purple gay-mallow
Bembecinus rhopaloceroides Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus rhopalocerus Handlirsch, 1895
Bembecinus ruficaudus Bohart, 1997
Bembecinus witzenbergensis Arnold, 1929
Bembix afra Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix albata J. Parker, 1929
Bembix albofasciata F. Smith, 1873
Bembix arnoldi Arnold, 1929
Bembix atrospinosa Turner, 1917
Bembix baumanni Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix bubalus Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix cameronis Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix capensis Lepeletier, 1845
Bembix capicola Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix carinata Smith, 1856
Bembix denticauda Arnold, 1946
Bembix fraudulenta Arnold, 1929
Bembix fuscipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Bembix harenarum Arnold, 1929
Bembix karooensis Gess, 1986
Bembix labidura Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix liturata Turner, 1917
Bembix melanopa Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix moebii Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix ochracea Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix olivata Dahlbom, 1845
Bembix sibilans Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix ulula Arnold, 1919
Bembix zinni Gess, 1986
Brachystegus capensis Handlirsch, 1887
Carinostigmus gueinzius R. Turner, 1912
Cerceris albifrons F.Smith, 1856
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris armaticeps Cameron, 1910Mokihana
Cerceris curvitarsis Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris diodonta Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris discrepans Brauns, 1926
Cerceris dominicana Brauns, 1926
Cerceris egena Arnold, 1931Uahiapele
Cerceris emeryana Gribodo, 1894
Cerceris erythrosoma Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris fingo Brauns, 1926
Cerceris fischeri (Spinola, 1839)⇒ Cerceris histerisnica Spinola, 1839
Cerceris formosa Dahlbom, 1845Alani
Cerceris gomphocarpi Brauns, 1911
Cerceris holconota Cameron, 1905Alani
Cerceris horus (Arnold, 1931)⇒ Cerceris albifrons F.Smith, 1856
Cerceris isis Arnold, 1931
Cerceris kilimandjaroensis Arnold, 1931
Cerceris languida Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris latifrons Bingham, 1902Oahu melicope
Cerceris lunigera Dahlbom, 1845
Cerceris macula Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cerceris mossambica Gribodo, 1895
Cerceris multipicta F. Smith, 1873
Cerceris nasidens Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris nephthys Arnold, 1931
Cerceris nigrostoma Brauns, 1926
Cerceris obscura Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris oraniensis Brauns, 1926
Cerceris pearstonensis Cameron, 1905
Cerceris pictifacies Brauns, 1926
Cerceris quadridentata Arnold, 1931
Cerceris reginula Brauns, 1926
Cerceris rostrifera Brauns, 1926
Cerceris ruficauda Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris rufocincta Gribodo, 1895Mokihana
Cerceris schultzei Bischoff, 1913
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris tenuiventris Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris varicincta Cameron, 1905
Cerceris waltoni Arnold, 1940
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Crabro occultus Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Crossocerus acanthophorus Kohl, 1892
Crossocerus barbipes Dahlbom, 1845
Crossocerus bulawayoensis Arnold, 1932
Crossocerus glabricornis Arnold, 1926
Dasyproctus bipunctatus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Dasyproctus braunsii Kohl, 1894Bates's mallow
Dasyproctus dubiosus Arnold, 1926
Dasyproctus immitis de Saussure, 1892Moundscale
Dasyproctus ruficaudus
Dasyproctus westermanni Dahlbom, 1844
Dicranorhina kohli Brauns, 1899
Diodontus atratulus Taschenberg, 1875
Diploplectron kriegeri Brauns, 1899
Dryudella flavoundata Arnold, 1923
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) ruficornis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Ectemnius arcuatus Say, 1837
Ectemnius (Ectemnius) borealis Zetterstedt, 1838
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) arcuatus Say, 1837
Encopognathus chirindensis Arnold, 1932
Entomognathus midus Arnold, 1944
Entomognathus swellendamensis Arnold, 1934
Entomognathus tricoloripes Arnold, 1934
Gastrosericus capensis Brauns, 1906
Gastrosericus chalcithorax Arnold, 1922
Gastrosericus lamellatus Turner, 1912
Gastrosericus neavei Turner, 1913Basin saltbush
Gessus capensis Antropov, 2001
Gorytes effugiens Brauns, 1911
Gorytes natalensis Smith, 1856
Harpactus decipiens Arnold, 1936
Harpactus rufithorax Brauns, 1911
Harpactus vicarius Handlirsch, 1895
Holotachysphex turneri Arnold, 1923
Hoplisoides aglaia Handlirsch, 1895
Hoplisoides intricans Gribodo, 1884
Hoplisoides thalia Handlirsch, 1895
Kohlia cephalotes Handlirsch, 1895
Kohliella alaris Brauns, 1910
Larra betsilea de Saussure, 1887Hoary orache
Larra bulawayoensis Bischoff, 1913
Larra outeniqua Arnold, 1923
Larropsis obliqua F. Smith, 1856
Lestica producticollis Packard, 1866
Liris atropos Gribodo, 1984
Liris ciliatus Smith, 1856
Liris croesus F.Smith, 1856
Liris diabolicus F.Smith, 1873
Liris flavitinctus Arnold, 1940Grapeleaf begonia
Liris memnonius Arnold, 1940Grapeleaf begonia
Liris nigricans Walker, 1871
Liris nugax Kohl, 1894
Liris rufoscapus Cameron, 1905
Liris sepulchralis Gerstaecker, 1858California saltmarsh mosquito
Liris simulatrix Arnold, 1923
Liris solstitialis F.Smith, 1856
Liris thysanomerus Cameron, 1908
Mesopalarus mayri Brauns, 1899
Mimesa foxi Finnamore, 1980
Miscophoides handlirschi Brauns, 1897
Miscophus bridwelli Lomholdt, 1985
Miscophus crassipes Lomholdt, 1985
Miscophus fluviatica Lomholdt, 1977
Miscophus infernalis Arnold, 1929
Miscophus karrooensis Arnold, 1923
Miscophus kohlii Brauns, 1899
Miscophus kriechbaumeri Brauns, 1899
Miscophus pseudonotogonia Brauns, 1899
Miscophus stevensoni Arnold, 1923
Miscophus turneri Lomholdt, 1985
Neodasyproctus kohli Arnold, 1926
Nitela braunsii Arnold, 1940
Nitela merceti Brauns, 1911
Nitela promontorii Brauns, 1911
Nitela retifera Arnold, 1940
Nysson braunsii Handlirsch, 1900
Nysson willowmorensis Brauns, 1911
Oryttus kraepelini Brauns, 1899
Oxybelomorpha braunsii Kohl, 1923
Oxybelomorpha funesta Arnold, 1929
Oxybelomorpha gessi Antropov, 2005
Oxybelomorpha imitans Antropov, 2005
Oxybelomorpha kohlii Brauns, 1896
Oxybelomorpha nitens Antropov, 2005
Oxybelomorpha rufiventris Arnold, 1936
Oxybelomorpha sgessae Antropov, 2005
Oxybelomorpha sordida Arnold, 1927
Oxybelomorpha turneri Arnold, 1927
Oxybelus acutissimus Bischoff, 1912
Oxybelus aethiopicus Cameron, 1906
Oxybelus angustus de Saussure, 1892
Oxybelus curviscutus
Oxybelus imperialis Gerstaecker, 1867
Oxybelus lingula Gerstaecker, 1867
Oxybelus paucipunctatus Arnold, 1927
Oxybelus peringueyi de Saussure, 1892
Oxybelus rubrocaudatus Arnold, 1927
Oxybelus ruficaudis Cameron, 1905
Palarus latifrons Kohl, 1884
Palarus maculatus Dahlbom, 1845
Palarus nama Pulawski & P..., 2008
Palarus oneili Brauns, 1898
Palarus pentheri Brauns, 1898
Palarus turneri Brauns, 1912
Parapiagetia erythropoda Cameron, 1889
Parapiagetia subtilis Pulawski, 1977
Parapiagetia vernalis Brauns, 1910
Philanthus capensis Dahlbom, 1845
Philanthus fuscipennis Kohl, 1891
Philanthus histrio Arnold, 1951Aleutian macoma
Philanthus impatiens Kohl, 1891
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus major Kohl, 1891
Philanthus melanderi Arnold, 1925
Philanthus namaqua Arnold, 1925
Philanthus pilifrons Cameron, 1908
Philanthus rugosus Kohl, 1891
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Philanthus turneri Arnod, 1925
Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Pison montanum (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Pison transvaalense Cameron, 1910
Polemistus braunsii Kohl, 1905
Prosopigastra capensis Brauns, 1906
Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Prosopigastra neavei (Turner, 1917)⇒ Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Psenulus jacoti van Lith, 1974
Psenulus pallipes Panzer, 1798Pale Footed Black Wasp
Psenulus turneri Arnold, 1927
Rhopalum (Rhopalum) clavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Rhopalum ichneumoniforme Arnold, 1927
Saliostethus clypealis Lomholdt, 1985
Saliostethus lentifrons Brauns, 1899
Saliostethus lounsburyi Bridwell, 1920
Saliostethus mimicus Bridwell, 1920
Sphecius citrinus Arnold, 1929
Spilomena merceti Arnold, 1923
Spilomena robusta Arnold, 1927
Stizoides fenestratus Smith, 1856
Stizus atrox F. Smith, 1856
Stizus chrysorrhoeus Handlirsch, 1892
Stizus dewitzii Handlirsch, 1892
Stizus fuscipennis Smith, 1856
Stizus hamatus Arnold, 1929
Stizus imperialis Handlirsch, 1892Fringed littleneck
Stizus marshallii R. Turner, 1912
Stizus ruficornis (J. Forster, 1771)⇒ Gorytes quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Tachysphex aethiopicus Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex angustus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex argentifrons (Arnold, 1924)⇒ Tachysphex melanius Pulawski, 2007
Tachysphex barkeri Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex braunsi Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex brevipennis Mercet, 1909Silverleaf milkvetch
Tachysphex brinckerae Turner, 1917
Tachysphex calidus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex capensis de Saussure, 1867
Tachysphex claripes Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex consocius Kohl, 1892
Tachysphex costae De Stefani, 1882Mourning milkvetch
Tachysphex detritus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex diabolicus (Arnold, 1923)⇒ Tachysphex barkeri Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex dissimulatus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex diversilabris Arnold, 1960
Tachysphex dolosus Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex erectus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex fugax Radoszkowski, 1877
Tachysphex gagates Arnold, 1940
Tachysphex georgii Arnold, 1940
Tachysphex gessianus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex hadronyx Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex harpax Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex hippolyta Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex ibi Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex kalaharicus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex khoikhoi Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex limatus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex marshalli Turner, 1917
Tachysphex melanius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex mesembrius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex modestus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex namaqua Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex nanus
Tachysphex octodentatus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex pentheri Cameron, 1905
Tachysphex plicosus A. Costa, 1867
Tachysphex prosopigastroides (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Holotachysphex prosopigastroides Gussakovskij, 1952
Tachysphex psilonotus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex punctatiformis Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex punctatus Smith, 1856
Tachysphex punctiger Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex quadricolor Gerstaecker, 1858
Tachysphex rotundus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex ruber Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex rufopictus Arnold, 1929
Tachysphex saturnus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex schoenlandi Cameron, 1905
Tachysphex scopa Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex sericeus F. Smith, 1856
Tachysphex stevensoni Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex subfimbriatus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex tanqua Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex titania Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex uniguiculatus
Tachysphex vanrhynsi Arnold, 1940
Tachysphex vulneratus R. Turner, 1917
Tachysphex waltoni Arnold, 1940
Tachysphex ziziphi Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachytella aureopilosa Brauns, 1906
Tachytella heliophila Pulawski, 1995
Tachytella nama Pulawski, 1995
Tachytella nana
Tachytes bimetallicus Turner, 1917
Tachytes braunsi Turner, 1917
Tachytes hirsutus Smith, 1856
Tachytes inexorabilis Turner, 1917
Tachytes instabilis Turner, 1917
Tachytes nigropilosellus Cameron, 1910
Tachytes sjoestedti Cameron, 1908
Tachytes transvaalensis Cameron, 1905
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) frigidum Smith, 1856
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) pennsylvanicum (Saussure, 1867)⇒ Trypoxylon attenuatum F. Smith, 1851
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) stroudi Gribodo, 1884
Trypoxylon abditum Arnold, 1924
Trypoxylon arnoldi Menke, 1976
Trypoxylon braunsi Arnold, 1924
Trypoxylon foveatum Cameron, 1904
Trypoxylon kohli Arnold, 1924
Trypoxylon lissonotum Cameron, 1910
Trypoxylon punctatissimum Arnold, 1924

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
14
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
35
187
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



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