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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
752
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
743
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
353
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
131
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
24
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
24 Genera with 94 Species
#ABCDEGHLOPST
Astata Latreille, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Belomicroides Kohl, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1893Sand Wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Brachystegus A. Costa, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Carinostigmus Tsuneki, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1939Weevil Wasp43SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 19903SpeciesTaxom
Encopognathus Kohl, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Harpactus Shuckard, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palarus Latreille, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1908Bee-hunters8SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscolia Radoszkowski, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Pseunulus1SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 2007Black cockroach hunter10SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
94 Species and 13 Subspecies
Astata flavipennis Turner, 1917
Belomicroides rift Antropov, 2002
Bembecinus argentifrons F. Smith, 1856
Bembecinus jacksoni Arnold, 1955
Bembecinus kachelibae Arnold, 1960
Bembix compedita Turner, 1913Basin saltbush
Bembix fuscipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Bembix labidura Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix lobatifrons Turner, 1913Basin saltbush
Bembix melanopa Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix nupera Parker, 1929
Bembix rava Arnold, 1952Fringed littleneck
Bembix refuscata J. Parker, 1929
Bembix stadelmanni Handlirsch, 1893
Brachystegus nasutus Cameron, 1910
Carinostigmus gueinzius R. Turner, 1912
Cerceris albispinosa Arnold, 1952Fringed littleneck
Cerceris albolineata Cameron, 1908
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris amatoria Arnold, 1931
Cerceris andersoni R.Turner, 1918
Cerceris argentifrons (Guérin-Mén..., 1844)⇒ Cerceris bupresticida Dufour, 1841
Cerceris dejecta Arnold, 1931
Cerceris diodonta Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris diodonta sodalis R.Turner, 1918
Cerceris egena Arnold, 1931Uahiapele
Cerceris egena mombasae Arnold, 1942
Cerceris erythrosoma Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris erythroura Cameron, 1908
Cerceris formosa Dahlbom, 1845Alani
Cerceris hamiltoni Arnold, 1931
Cerceris iniqua cratocephala Cameron, 1908
Cerceris kilimandjaroensis Arnold, 1931
Cerceris manifesta Arnold, 1952Fringed littleneck
Cerceris multipicta F. Smith, 1873
Cerceris multipictoides Giordani Soika, 1942
Cerceris nenitroidea (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Cerceris holconota labiosa Empey, 1971
Cerceris placita Arnold, 1931Typical Mosquito
Cerceris querula flavofemorata Arnold, 1942
Cerceris repraesentans R.Turner, 1919
Cerceris rhodesiensis Empey, 1971Alani
Cerceris ruficauda Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris ruficauda pictinoda Cameron, 1908
Cerceris rufiscutis Cameron, 1908Mokihana
Cerceris rufiscutis decolorata Arnold, 1931
Cerceris rufiscutis kenyae Empey, 1974
Cerceris rufocincta Gribodo, 1895Mokihana
Cerceris rufocincta basiornata Cameron, 1908
Cerceris spectrum Arnold, 1936
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris tenuiventris Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Cerceris trichionota Cameron, 1908Mokihana
Cerceris trichionota somereni Empey, 1974
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris vigilans F. Smith, 1856
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris yalensis (R.Turner, 1913)⇒ Cerceris iniqua cratocephala Cameron, 1908
Cerceris yngvei Cameron, 1908
Cerceris zavattarii Guiglia, 1939Typical Mosquito
Dasyproctus braunsii Kohl, 1894Bates's mallow
Dasyproctus simillimus Smith, 1856
Dasyproctus simillimus kenyanus Leclercq, 1990
Encopognathus brownei Turner, 1917
Gastrosericus neavei Turner, 1913Basin saltbush
Harpactus laevis Latreille, 1792
Liris croesus F.Smith, 1856
Liris diabolicus F.Smith, 1873
Liris thysanomerus usumbaraensis Cameron, 1908
Oxybelus neuvillei Magretti, 1908
Palarus latifrons Kohl, 1884
Palarus multiguttatus (Arnold, 1960)⇒ Palarus oneili Brauns, 1898
Palarus oneili Brauns, 1898
Philanthus adamsoni Arnold, 1952Fringed littleneck
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus nigrohirtus R.Turner, 1918
Philanthus pilifrons Cameron, 1908
Philanthus pilifrons xanthogaster Cameron, 1908
Philanthus stygius (Gerstaecker, 1858)⇒ Philanthus nitidus Magretti, 1884
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Philanthus triangulum bimaculatus Magretti, 1908
Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Pison montanum (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Psenulus latiannulatus Cameron, 1908
Pseudoscolia aequatoria Prentice & P..., 2004Short-leaved rosemary
Pseunulus bidentatus
Stizoides persimilis Turner, 1918
Tachysphex auropilosus Turner, 1917
Tachysphex erythrurus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex gagates Arnold, 1940
Tachysphex galeatus Pulawski, 1977
Tachysphex iaphetes Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex mesembrius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex oberon Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex rapax Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex samburu Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex taita Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachytes hamiltoni Turner, 1917
Tachytes notabilis R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes separabilis R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes silverlocki R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes sjoestedti Cameron, 1908
Tachytes volubilis Turner, 1917
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) confrater Kohl, 1894
Trypoxylon elgonense Arnold, 1956

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
12
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
3
43
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