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Taxonomy of Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
319
21125
328720
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
165
17348
314830
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
62
6400
167168
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
23
2371
70836
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
508
18239
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Crabronidae Latreille, 1802
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
4
334
Genera
Species
SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
89
3412
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
143
9075
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDinetinae
W. Fox, 1895
1
22
Genus
Species
SubfamilyEntomosericinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEremiaspheciinae
Menke, 1967
3
30
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHeterogyninae
Nagy, 1969
2
12
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLaphyragoginae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLarrinae
Latreille, 1810
  ⇒ Larrini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMellininae
Latreille, 1802
2
67
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNyssoninae
Latreille, 1804
5
109
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
Aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
65
2231
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
11
2452
Genera
Species
SubfamilyXenosphecinae
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAblepharipus
Perkins, 1913
  ⇒ Crossocerus
3Species
GenusAblepharius
2Species
GenusAmmosphecium
Rosa & Melo, 2021
1Species
GenusAphilanthrops
1Species
GenusAporhopalum
Leclercq, 1955
0Species
GenusAsaconoton
Arnold, 1959
0Species
GenusAsiatomistus
Tsuneki, 1993
0Species
GenusAtopostigmus
Krombein, 1973
0Species
GenusBihargnathus
Leclercq, 1977
0Species
GenusBucerceris
Minkiewicz, 1934
0Species
GenusCaenolarra
Cameron, 1900
1Species
GenusCalceorhopalum
Tsuneki, 1952
0Species
GenusCalotachytes
R.Turner, 1917
0Species
GenusCarabro
Say, 1823
0Species
GenusCenomus
Gimmerthal, 1836
3Species
GenusCeratostizus
Rohwer, 1921
1Species
GenusChalcolamprus
Wesmael, 1852
0Species
GenusCheilopogonus
Westwood, 1835
1Species
GenusChrysolarra
Cameron, 1901
4Species
GenusClytaemnestra
Handlirsch, 1895
0Species
GenusCoelocrabro
Thomson, 1874
  ⇒ Crossocerus
22Species
GenusCoeloecus
C.Verhoeff, 1890
0Species
GenusCorynopus
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835
5Species
GenusCrasselytron
Kukalová, 1965
1Species
GenusCressonius
Bradley, 1956
0Species
GenusCretastatus
Rosa & Melo, 2021
1Species
GenusCuphopterus
Morawitz, 1856
9Species
GenusCuphoterus
Minkiewicz, 1934
0Species
GenusDimorpha
Panzer, 1806
9Species
GenusDinetomorpha
Gussakovskij, 1931
0Species
GenusDineurus
Westwood, 1837
8Species
GenusDiphlebus
Westwood, 1840
  ⇒ Pemphredon
12Species
GenusDryphus
Herrich-Schaeffer, 1840
0Species
GenusDumonela
Reed, 1894
1Species
GenusDyscolocrabro
Kohl, 1915
0Species
GenusEchuca
Pate, 1944
0Species
GenusEntomericus
Dahlbom, 1845
0Species
GenusEntomocericus
2Species
GenusEopsenulus
Gussakovskij, 1934
1Species
GenusEparmatostethus
Kohl, 1907
1Species
GenusEphiphilanthus
Ashmead, 1899
2Species
GenusEpibembex
Pate, 1937
32Species
GenusEramiasphecium
4Species
GenusEuoxybelus
Noskiewicz & Chudoba, 1950
0Species
GenusEuplilis
Risso, 1826
22Species
GenusEuspongus
Lepeletier, 1832
10Species
GenusExallopterus
Rosa & Melo, 2022
1Species
GenusFertonius
Pérez, 1892
2Species
GenusGastrargyron
Gussakovskij, 1931
0Species
GenusGonioxybelus
Minkiewicz, 1934
0Species
GenusGonius
Panzer, 1806
1Species
GenusGorystizus
Pate, 1937
0Species
GenusHaplognatha
Gussakovskij, 1952
1Species
GenusHelioryctes
F.Smith, 1856
4Species
GenusHelosericus
Rosa & Melo, 2021
1Species
GenusHeroecus
C.Verhoeff, 1890
0Species
GenusHogardia
Dufour, 1841
4Species
GenusHologambrus
Morice, 1897
3Species
GenusHolotachytes
R.Turner, 1917
0Species
GenusHomogambrus
Kohl, 1889
5Species
GenusHoplocrabro
Thomson, 1874
  ⇒ Crossocerus
1Species
GenusHoplocrabron
De Stefani Perez, 1887
1Species
GenusHuachuca
Pate, 1938
0Species
GenusHylocrabro
R.Perkins, 1902
1Species
GenusHyoliris
F.Williams, 1919
1Species
GenusHypothyreus
Ashmead, 1899
0Species
GenusIschnolynthus
Holmberg, 1903
1Species
GenusIwataia
Tsuneki, 1959
0Species
GenusIxtahua
Feldmann & al., 1998
1Species
GenusKoxinga
Pate, 1944
0Species
GenusKrombeiniellum
Richards, 1962
0Species
GenusLaevigorytes
Zavadil, 1948
0Species
GenusLarraxena
F.Smith, 1851
2Species
GenusLatrorhopalum
Tsuneki, 1952
0Species
GenusLatroxybelus
Noskiewicz & Chudoba, 1950
0Species
GenusLavia
Rayment, 1953
0Species
GenusLeianthrena
Bingham, 1897
1Species
GenusLeocrabro
Leclercq, 1968
0Species
GenusLeptolarra
Cameron, 1900
20Species
GenusLiaqhastigmus
2Species
GenusLindocerus
Antropov, 2016
1Species
GenusLirosphex
Brèthes, 1913
1Species
GenusLyrodon
Howard, 1901
0Species
GenusLyrops
Illiger, 1807
32Species
GenusMegapodium
Dahlbom, 1844
2Species
GenusMegarolium
Rosa & Melo, 2021
1Species
GenusMegastizus
Patton, 1879
2Species
GenusMellinogastra
Ashmead, 1899
2Species
GenusMenopsila
Bennett & al., 2014
1Species
GenusMerospis
Pate, 1941
0Species
GenusMesocrabro
C.Verhoeff, 1892
0Species
GenusMetacrabro
Ashmead, 1899
  ⇒ Ectemnius
3Species
GenusMetactemnius
Tsuneki, 1984
0Species
GenusMicrocrabro
de Saussure, 1892
1Species
GenusMisophus
Berthold, 1827
0Species
GenusMonedula
Latreille, 1802
  ⇒ Stictia
83Species
GenusMonomatium
Shuckard, 1840
0Species
GenusMorphota
F.Smith, 1856
5Species
GenusNectanebus
Spinola, 1839
5Species
GenusNeoblepharipus
Leclercq, 1968
0Species
GenusNephridia
Brullé, 1833
1Species
GenusNipponopsen
Yasumatsu, 1938
1Species
GenusNorumbega
Pate, 1947
1Species
GenusNothocrabro
Pate, 1944
0Species
GenusNothosphecius
Pate, 1936
0Species
GenusNotogonius
Howard, 1901
0Species
GenusOclocletes
Banks, 1913
0Species
GenusOdonocrabro
2Species
GenusOdontolarra
Cameron, 1900
2Species
GenusOdontosericus
Rosa & Melo, 2021
1Species
GenusOreocrabro
R.Perkins, 1902
1Species
GenusOrthocrabro
Tsuneki, 1990
0Species
GenusOrthoxybelus
Minkiewicz, 1934
0Species
GenusOxybellus
2Species
GenusOxybeloides
Radoszkowski, 1877
2Species
GenusPalarpactophilus
Ohl & Bennett, 2009
1Species
GenusParacerceris
Brèthes, 1913
1Species
GenusParalellopsis
Maidl, 1914
1Species
GenusParamellinus
Rohwer, 1912
1Species
GenusParanothyreus
Kohl, 1897
5Species
GenusParathyreopus
Kohl, 1915
0Species
GenusPassalaecus
Chevalier, 1924
0Species
GenusPavlovskia
Gussakovskij, 1935
1Species
GenusPemphilis
Risso, 1826
4Species
GenusPenaphis
Lin, 1980
5Species
GenusPhilanthocephalus
Cameron, 1890
5Species
GenusPhilianthus
Guérin-Méneville, 1835
1Species
GenusPhiloponidea
Pate, 1937
8Species
GenusPhiloponoides
Giner Marí, 1945
1Species
GenusPhiloponus
Kohl, 1889
5Species
GenusPhysoscelus
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835
5Species
GenusPhytosphex
Arnold, 1951
1Species
GenusPisonitus
Shuckard, 1838
  ⇒ Pison
4Species
GenusPitaliris
Tsuneki, 1982
0Species
GenusPolicrabro
Leclercq, 1958
0Species
GenusPristinopterus
Rosa & Melo, 2021
1Species
GenusPristopsen
Rosa & Melo, 2021
1Species
GenusProtomicroides
Antropov, 2010
1Species
GenusPsammecius
Lepeletier, 1832
0Species
GenusPsammoecius
Lepeletier, 1832
0Species
GenusPsammosphex
Gussakovskij, 1952
2Species
GenusPseudanthophilus
Ashmead, 1899
5Species
GenusPseudocrabro
Ashmead, 1899
2Species
GenusPseudohelioryctes
Ashmead, 1899
1Species
GenusPseudolarra
Reed, 1894
3Species
GenusPseudonysson
Radoszkowski, 1876
1Species
GenusPseudoxybelus
Gussakovskij, 1933
0Species
GenusPtyx
Pate, 1947
0Species
GenusScotomphales
Vachal, 1900
1Species
GenusShestakovia
Gussakovskij, 1930
6Species
GenusShestakoviella
Gussakovskij, 1952
1Species
GenusSpanolarra
Cameron, 1900
1Species
GenusSphecienus
Patton, 1879
1Species
GenusStenomellinus
W.Schulz, 1911
0Species
GenusStercobata
Gussakovskij, 1935
0Species
GenusSticta  ⇒ Stictia
Spotted felt lichen
5Species
GenusStictoptila
Pate, 1944
2Species
GenusStizobembex
Gussakovskij, 1940
1Species
GenusStizolarra
de Saussure, 1887
11Species
GenusStizomorphus
A.Costa, 1859
1Species
GenusSymblephilus
Panzer, 1806
0Species
GenusSynorhopalum
Ashmead, 1899
1Species
GenusSynothyreopus
Ashmead, 1899
8Species
GenusTachybulus
Latreille, 1809
1Species
GenusTachyplena
Banks, 1942
0Species
GenusTachyrrhostus
de Saussure, 1854
5Species
GenusTachystizus
Minkiewicz, 1934
0Species
GenusTaranga
W.F.Kirby, 1883
1Species
GenusTelexysma
Leclercq, 1959
1Species
GenusTenila
Brèthes, 1913
2Species
GenusThao
Tsuneki, 1982
0Species
GenusTherapon
Parker, 1929
  ⇒ Zyzzyx
1Species
GenusThyreocerus
Costa, 1871
  ⇒ Ectemnius
4Species
GenusThyreocnemus
A.Costa, 1867
0Species
GenusTrachelosimus
A.Morawitz, 1866
0Species
GenusTrichiogorytes
Rohwer, 1921
0Species
GenusTripoxilon
Spinola, 1806
0Species
GenusTrypoxilon
Jurine, 1807
0Species
GenusTsaisuma
Pate, 1943
0Species
GenusXenocrabro
R.Perkins, 1902
8Species
GenusXylocrabro
Ashmead, 1899
3Species
GenusYanonius
Tsuneki, 1956
0Species
GenusZelorhopalum
Leclercq, 1955
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Crabronidae
GermanGrabwespen, Mordwespen
EnglishBee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
DutchCrabronide graafwespen, Graafwespen
DanishGravehvepse
SwedishRovsteklar, Vargsteklar


Distribution and Species lists of Crabronidae Latreille, 1802
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
10 Genera  16 Species
Albania
1 Genus  5 Species
Algeria
11 Genera  18 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
8 Genera  24 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
39 Genera  96 Species
Armenia
2 Genera  2 Species
Australia
65 Genera  1033 Species
Austria
48 Genera  297 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  1 Species
Bahamas
7 Genera  8 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
2 Genera  1 Species
Belgium
36 Genera  156 Species
Belize
4 Genera  2 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
12 Genera  7 Species
Botswana
17 Genera  58 Species
Brazil
64 Genera  150 Species
Bulgaria
20 Genera  50 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Genera  9 Species
Burundi
2 Genera  5 Species
Cameroon
9 Genera  8 Species
Canada
71 Genera  382 Species
Cape Verde
20 Genera  11 Species
Central African Republic
4 Genera  6 Species
Chad
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
26 Genera  42 Species
China
37 Genera  149 Species
Colombia
25 Genera  33 Species
Costa Rica
60 Genera  108 Species
Croatia
23 Genera  64 Species
Cuba
26 Genera  33 Species
Cyprus
10 Genera  14 Species
Czech Republic
48 Genera  252 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
28 Genera  168 Species
Denmark
34 Genera  149 Species
Dominica
4 Genera  7 Species
Dominican Republic
14 Genera  14 Species
Ecuador
23 Genera  29 Species
Egypt
29 Genera  91 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  2 Species
Eritrea
2 Genera  9 Species
Estonia
33 Genera  161 Species
Ethiopia
26 Genera  102 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
34 Genera  191 Species
France
69 Genera  349 Species
Gambia
18 Genera  30 Species
Georgia
16 Genera  24 Species
Germany
68 Genera  424 Species
Ghana
6 Genera  14 Species
Greece
49 Genera  123 Species
Grenada
2 Genera  4 Species
Guatemala
20 Genera  18 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  3 Species
Guyana
7 Genera  4 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
20 Genera  19 Species
Hungary
34 Genera  68 Species
Iceland
17 Genera  27 Species
India
30 Genera  47 Species
Indonesia
16 Genera  16 Species
Iran
12 Genera  24 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
28 Genera  71 Species
Israel
18 Genera  27 Species
Italy
58 Genera  392 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Genera  7 Species
Jamaica
10 Genera  14 Species
Japan
41 Genera  266 Species
Jordan
4 Genera  3 Species
Kazakhstan
11 Genera  24 Species
Kenya
24 Genera  94 Species
Kyrgyzstan
6 Genera  19 Species
Latvia
10 Genera  16 Species
Lesotho
29 Genera  96 Species
Liberia
21 Genera  31 Species
Libya
1 Genus  3 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
7 Genera  11 Species
Luxembourg
32 Genera  139 Species
Madagascar
44 Genera  193 Species
Malawi
19 Genera  78 Species
Malaysia
11 Genera  15 Species
Mali
8 Genera  20 Species
Malta
2 Genera  1 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
75 Genera  330 Species
Micronesia
7 Genera  10 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Mongolia
46 Genera  187 Species
Montenegro
7 Genera  8 Species
Morocco
19 Genera  31 Species
Mozambique
23 Genera  103 Species
Myanmar
5 Genera  2 Species
Namibia
53 Genera  299 Species
Netherlands
57 Genera  279 Species
New Zealand
19 Genera  37 Species
Nicaragua
18 Genera  11 Species
Niger
3 Genera  6 Species
Nigeria
12 Genera  30 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
38 Genera  200 Species
Oman
3 Genera  6 Species
Pakistan
17 Genera  2 Species
Palau
3 Genera  3 Species
Palestine
4 Genera  5 Species
Panama
24 Genera  29 Species
Papua New Guinea
5 Genera  7 Species
Paraguay
24 Genera  43 Species
Peru
64 Genera  298 Species
Philippines
34 Genera  161 Species
Poland
39 Genera  121 Species
Portugal
29 Genera  64 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
77 Genera  617 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
31 Genera  104 Species
Rwanda
5 Genera  9 Species
Saint Lucia
8 Genera  10 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Genera  3 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  1 Species
Senegal
10 Genera  11 Species
Serbia
22 Genera  35 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  4 Species
Sierra Leone
4 Genera  3 Species
Singapore
5 Genera  13 Species
Slovakia
11 Genera  21 Species
Slovenia
5 Genera  6 Species
Solomon Islands
14 Genera  20 Species
Somalia
6 Genera  11 Species
Somaliland
1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
21 Genera  51 Species
Spain
45 Genera  161 Species
Sri Lanka
24 Genera  69 Species
Sudan
11 Genera  24 Species
Suriname
8 Genera  9 Species
Sweden
52 Genera  255 Species
Switzerland
28 Genera  62 Species
Syria
3 Genera  2 Species
Taiwan
42 Genera  243 Species
Tajikistan
8 Genera  9 Species
Tanzania
29 Genera  132 Species
Thailand
8 Genera  7 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
10 Genera  12 Species
Tunisia
9 Genera  17 Species
Turkey
16 Genera  39 Species
Turkmenistan
5 Genera  4 Species
Uganda
14 Genera  52 Species
Ukraine
35 Genera  97 Species
United Arab Emirates
10 Genera  19 Species
United Kingdom
61 Genera  284 Species
Uruguay
2 Genera  2 Species
USA
127 Genera  1249 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Genera  12 Species
Vanuatu
2 Genera  2 Species
Venezuela
11 Genera  20 Species
Vietnam
4 Genera  1 Species
Yemen
4 Genera  3 Species
Zambia
25 Genera  131 Species
Zimbabwe
62 Genera  543 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVW
Aldabra Group
2 Genera  3 Species
Alnön
8 Genera  10 Species
Azores
4 Genera  6 Species
Basse-Terre Island
1 Genus  0 Species
Bruny Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Brønnøya
1 Genus  2 Species
Clarke Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Dunk Island
1 Genus  1 Species
El Hierro
1 Genus  1 Species
Fårö (Denmark)
11 Genera  13 Species
Gotska Sandön
7 Genera  7 Species
Gran Canaria
2 Genera  3 Species
Hebrides
1 Genus  1 Species
Hiiumaa
2 Genera  2 Species
Isla Partida
2 Genera  2 Species
Isla Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Islands of Chile
22 Genera  35 Species
La Gomera
5 Genera  6 Species
La Graciosa
1 Genus  1 Species
La Palma
2 Genera  2 Species
Långören
2 Genera  2 Species
Lanzarote
2 Genera  2 Species
Lord Howe Island
2 Genera  5 Species
Macaronesia
43 Genera  92 Species
Magnetic Island
2 Genera  4 Species
Moa Island
1 Genus  0 Species
Nelson Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Northern Isles
1 Genus  1 Species
Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Outer Hebrides
1 Genus  1 Species
Puhtu
1 Genus  1 Species
Rügen
10 Genera  12 Species
Ruhnu
7 Genera  10 Species
San Miguel Island (California)
2 Genera  2 Species
Santa Catalina Island
2 Genera  1 Species
Santa Catalina Island (California)
2 Genera  1 Species
Santa Cruz Island
10 Genera  9 Species
Santa Cruz Island (California)
11 Genera  12 Species
Santa Rosa Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Rosa Island (California)
1 Genus  1 Species
South Shetland Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Stradbroke Island
3 Genera  3 Species
Tenerife
9 Genera  11 Species
Vancouver Island
19 Genera  32 Species
Vilm
10 Genera  11 Species
Wellington
21 Genera  33 Species


Found in fossile formations


Gardens


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