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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
277
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
276
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
140
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
62
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
21
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
21 Genera with 49 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPST
Astata Latreille, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1893Sand Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1926Weevil Wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diodontus Curtis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diploplectron W. Fox, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dryudella Spinola, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Entomognathus Dahlbom, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Harpactus Shuckard, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Larropsis Patton, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Miscophus Jurine, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Oryttus Spinola, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Palarus Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters4SpeciesTaxom
Prosopigastra A. Costa, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Saliostethus Brauns, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1917Black cockroach hunter8SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
49 Species
Astata fuscistigma Cameron, 1905
Astata rufitarsis Smith, 1856
Bembecinus hyperocrus Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus monodon Handlirsch, 1895
Bembix capensis Lepeletier, 1845
Bembix capicola Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix carinata Smith, 1856
Bembix denticauda Arnold, 1946
Bembix liturata Turner, 1917
Bembix melanopa Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix sibilans Handlirsch, 1893
Cerceris languida Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris latifrons Bingham, 1902Oahu melicope
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Dasyproctus bipunctatus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Diodontus atratulus Taschenberg, 1875
Diploplectron kriegeri Brauns, 1899
Dryudella flavoundata Arnold, 1923
Entomognathus midus Arnold, 1944
Harpactus decipiens Arnold, 1936
Harpactus rufithorax Brauns, 1911
Larropsis obliqua F. Smith, 1856
Liris ciliatus Smith, 1856
Liris nugax Kohl, 1894
Liris sepulchralis Gerstaecker, 1858California saltmarsh mosquito
Liris simulatrix Arnold, 1923
Miscophus bridwelli Lomholdt, 1985
Miscophus kohlii Brauns, 1899
Oryttus kraepelini Brauns, 1899
Oxybelus aethiopicus Cameron, 1906
Oxybelus lingula Gerstaecker, 1867
Palarus latifrons Kohl, 1884
Philanthus capensis Dahlbom, 1845
Philanthus histrio Arnold, 1951Aleutian macoma
Philanthus rugosus Kohl, 1891
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Prosopigastra neavei (Turner, 1917)⇒ Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Saliostethus lounsburyi Bridwell, 1920
Saliostethus mimicus Bridwell, 1920
Tachysphex aethiopicus Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex fugax Radoszkowski, 1877
Tachysphex modestus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex pentheri Cameron, 1905
Tachysphex punctatus Smith, 1856
Tachysphex sericeus F. Smith, 1856
Tachysphex vulneratus R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes bimetallicus Turner, 1917

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
11
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
8
Genera
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