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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1509
5442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1467
5402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
551
2607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
244
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
60
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
60 Genera with 108 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNOPRST
Anacrabro Packard, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Aphilanthops Patton, 1898Ant Queen Kidnapping Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Argogorytes Ashmead, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Arigorytes Rohwer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Belomicrus A. Costa, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1917Sand Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1889Stink Bug Hunter Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Bothynostethus Kohl, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1867Weevil Wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Clitemnestra Spinola, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Clypeadon Patton, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Dryudella Spinola, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1895Squarehead Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Enoplolindenius Rohwer, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Epigorytes R. Bohart, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Eucerceris Cresson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Foxita Pate, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Incastigmus Finnamore, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1889Mole Cricket Hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Larropsis Patton, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Lindenius Lepeletier d..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Megistommum W. Schulz, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Mellinus Fabricius, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmus Ducke, 1970Thin-waisted social wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mimesa Shuckard, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mimumesa Malloch, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nitela Latreille, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Passaloecus Shuckard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1798Bee-hunters2SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Plenoculus W. Fox, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psammaletes Pate, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Pseneo Malloch, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalum Stephens, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Sagenista Bohart, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Solierella Spinola, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1823Cicada killer wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Spilomena Shuckard, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Steniolia Say, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stenogorytes Schrottky, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stethogorytes R. Bohart, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Stictia Illiger, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Stigmus Panzer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1982Black cockroach hunter13SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tanyoprymnus Cameron, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Timberlakena Pate, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Trachypus Klug, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19835SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anacrabro mocanus Leclercq, 1973
Aphilanthops foxi Dunning, 1898
Argogorytes umbratilis R. Bohart, 2000
Arigorytes coquillettii Fox, 1896
Astata westcotti F. Parker, 1964
Belomicrus cladothricis Cockerell, 1895
Bembix amoena Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix melanaspis Parker, 1917
Bicyrtes capnopterus Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes discisus Taschenberg, 1870
Bicyrtes variegatus Olivier, 1789
Bicyrtes viduatus Handlirsch, 1889
Cerceris butleri Scullen, 1965
Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris chiriquensis Cameron, 1890
Cerceris femurrubrum Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Cerceris militaris Dahlbom, 1844Native elm bark beetle
Cerceris otomia de Saussure, 1867
Clitemnestra costaricae R. Bohart, 2000
Clitemnestra densa R. Bohart, 2000
Clitemnestra irwini R. Bohart, 2000
Clitemnestra nigritula R. Bohart, 2000
Clitemnestra pedunculata R. Bohart, 2000
Clypeadon utahensis Baker, 1895
Crabro peltarius Schreber, 1784
Crabro villosus Fox, 1895
Dryudella pinguis Dahlbom, 1832
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) lapidarius Panzer, 1804
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) continuus Fabricius, 1804Common Ectemnius
Ectemnius nigellus Bohart, 1979
Ectemnius pacuarus Leclercq, 1972
Ectemnius spiniferus Fox, 1895
Enoplolindenius haubrugei Leclercq & T..., 2006
Enoplolindenius partamona Pate, 1942
Epigorytes flavidalis R. Bohart, 2000
Eucerceris cooperi
Foxita woyowai Pate, 1942
Hoplisoides denticulatus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides fuscus Taschenberg, 1875
Hoplisoides hamatus Handlirsch, 1888
Hoplisoides iheringii Handlirsch, 1893
Hoplisoides vespoides F. Smith, 1873
Incastigmus trichodocerus Finnamore, 2002
Larra godmani Cameron, 1889
Lindenius albilabris Fabricius, 1793
Megistommum evansi R. Bohart, 2000
Megistommum splendidum Handlirsch, 1888
Mellinus hansoni Menke, 1996
Mellinus iani Menke, 1996
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Microstigmus comes Krombein, 1967
Microstigmus thripoctenus Richards, 1970
Mimesa lutaria Fabricius, 1787
Mimumesa dahlbomi Wesmael, 1852
Nitela bifida Menke, 1969
Nitela carinifrons Menke, 1968
Nitela intermedia van Zuijlen, 1994
Nysson interruptus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Brachystegus scalaris Illiger, 1807
Nysson spinosus J. Forster, 1771Large Spurred Digger Wasp
Nysson trimaculatus Rossi, 1790
Oxybelus uniglumis Linnaeus, 1758Common Spiny Digger Wasp
Passaloecus singularis Dahlbom, 1844Crabronid wasp
Philanthus crabroniformis (Smith, 1856)⇒ Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Pison chrysops Menke, 1988
Plenoculus davisi Fox, 1893
Psammaletes costaricae R. Bohart, 2000
Rhopalum rumipambae Leclercq, 1970
Sagenista brasiliensis Shuckard, 1838
Sagenista kimseyorum R. Bohart, 2000
Solierella albipes Ashmead, 1899
Solierella costaricae R.Bohart, 1991
Solierella levis Williams, 1950
Solierella sonorae Williams, 1950
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879Pacific cicada killer
Sphecius grandis Say, 1823Western cicada killer
Steniolia duplicata Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Stenogorytes notabilis Handlirsch, 1888
Stethogorytes volcano R. Bohart, 2000
Stictia heros Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Stictia punctata Fabricius, 1775
Stictia signata Linnaeus, 1758Sand Wasp
Stigmus convergens ami Tsuneki, 1971
Stigmus temporalis Kohl, 1892
Stizoides renicinctus Say, 1823
Tachysphex apicalis Fox, 1893Crabronid wasp
Tachysphex ashmeadii Fox, 1894
Tachysphex brevipennis Mercet, 1909Silverleaf milkvetch
Tachysphex clarconis Viereck, 1906
Tachysphex coquilletti Rohwer, 1911
Tachysphex crassiformis Viereck, 1906
Tachysphex iridipennis Smith, 1873
Tachysphex musciventris Pulawski, 1982
Tachysphex obscuripennis Schenck, 1857
Tachysphex pisonopsis Pulawski, 1974
Tachysphex pompiliformis Panzer, 1805
Tachysphex texanus Cresson, 1873
Tachysphex yolo Pulawski, 1982
Tachytes distinctus (Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachytes auricomans Bradley, 1919
Tanyoprymnus moneduloides Packard, 1867
Timberlakena ocha Pate, 1939
Trachypus spinosus Rubio-Espina, 1975Radford's balm
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) californicum Saussure, 1867
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) tenoctitlan Richards, 1934
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) tridentatum Packard, 1867
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) vagulum Richards, 1934
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) latro Menke & Rich..., 1983

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
21
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
20
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMellininae
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
10
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
6
13
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