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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
363
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
338
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
209
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
123
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
37
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Contra Costa County
37 Genera with 86 Species
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Arigorytes Rohwer, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Belomicrus A. Costa, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1893Sand Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1889Stink Bug Hunter Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1947Weevil Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Clitemnestra Spinola, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Didineis Wesmael, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Diploplectron W. Fox, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Dryudella Spinola, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1824Squarehead Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Epinysson Pate, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Eucerceris Cresson, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Glenostictia Gillaspy, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Larropsis Patton, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Lindenius Lepeletier d..., 19581SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Mimesa Shuckard, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mimumesa Malloch, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Passaloecus Shuckard, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1798Bee-hunters5SpeciesTaxom
Pisonopsis W. Fox, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalum Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Solierella Spinola, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1823Cicada killer wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Spilomena Shuckard, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Steniolia Say, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1974Black cockroach hunter3SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Zanysson Rohwer, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
86 Species
Arigorytes insolitus Fox, 1896
Arigorytes smohalla Pate, 1947
Astata bakeri Parker, 1962
Astata nevadica Cresson, 1881
Astata nubecula (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Astata occidentalis Cresson, 1881
Astata occidentalis Cresson, 1881
Astata unicolor (Say, 1824)⇒ Astata nigra F. Smith, 1856
Belomicrus eriogoni Pate, 1940
Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793American Sand Wasp
Bembix amoena Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix dentilabris (Handlirsch, 1893)⇒ Bembix u-scripta Fox, 1895
Bembix occidentalis Fox, 1893
Bicyrtes capnopterus Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes simillimus F. Smith, 1856
Bicyrtes ventralis Say, 1824
Bicyrtes viduatus Handlirsch, 1889
Cerceris acanthophila (Cockerell, 1897)⇒ Cerceris huachuca Banks, 1947
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947
Clitemnestra bipunctata Say, 1824
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) fergusoni Pate, 1944
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) leucostoma Linnaeus, 1758White Mouthed Digger Wasp
Crossocerus angelicus Kincaid, 1900
Didineis aculeata Cresson, 1865
Diploplectron beccum Parker, 1972
Diploplectron diablense F. Williams, 1951
Diploplectron peglowi Krombein, 1939
Dryudella caerulea Cresson, 1881
Dryudella elegans Cresson, 1881
Dryudella immigrans Williams, 1946Cicadakiller
Dryudella picta Kohl, 1888
Dryudella rhimpa Parker, 1969
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) lapidarius Panzer, 1804
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) arcuatus Say, 1837
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) continuus Fabricius, 1804Common Ectemnius
Ectemnius spiniferus Fox, 1895
Ectemnius trifasciatus Say, 1824
Epinysson bellus Cresson, 1882
Epinysson moestus Cresson, 1882
Eucerceris ruficeps Scullen, 1948
Glenostictia pulla Handlirsch, 1890
Glenostictia scitula Fox, 1895
Gorytes angustus Provancher, 1895
Gorytes limbellis R.Bohart, 1971
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Hoplisoides hamatus Handlirsch, 1888
Hoplisoides nebulosus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides tricolor Cresson, 1868
Larropsis (Ancistromma) bradleyi G. Bohart & ..., 1962Nuttall's saltbush
Larropsis (Ancistromma) capax W. Fox, 1894
Larropsis (Ancistromma) distincta Smith, 1856
Lindenius californicus Court & Bohart, 1958
Microbembex californica Bohart, 1970
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Microbembex nigrifrons Provancher, 1888
Mimesa unicincta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Mimumesa nigra Packard, 1867
Nysson pumilus Cresson, 1882
Nysson recticornis Bradley, 1920
Oxybelus argenteopilosus Cameron, 1891
Oxybelus californicus R. Bohart &..., 1956
Oxybelus cornutus Robertson, 1889
Oxybelus emarginatus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Oxybelus parvus Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Oxybelus uniglumis Linnaeus, 1758Common Spiny Digger Wasp
Philanthus crabroniformis (Smith, 1856)⇒ Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus gibbosus Fabricius, 1775Bee wolf
Philanthus pacificus Cresson, 1879
Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Pisonopsis clypeata Fox, 1893
Rhopalum (Rhopalum) clavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879Pacific cicada killer
Sphecius grandis Say, 1823Western cicada killer
Steniolia scolopacea Handlirsch, 1889
Stizoides renicinctus Say, 1823
Tachysphex aethiops Cresson, 1865
Tachysphex pisonoides Reed, 1894
Tachysphex pisonopsis Pulawski, 1974
Tachytes amazonus F. Smith, 1856
Tachytes californicus Bohart, 1962
Tachytes chrysopyga Spinola, 1841
Tachytes distinctus (Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachytes auricomans Bradley, 1919
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) tridentatum Packard, 1867
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) bidentatum Fox, 1891
Zanysson plesius Rohwer, 1921

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Contra Costa County
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
15
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
12
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
3
9
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