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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
63
464
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
391
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
197
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
94
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
40
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
40 Genera with 93 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Alysson Panzer, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Anacrabro Packard, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Aphilanthops Patton, 1856Ant Queen Kidnapping Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1872Sand Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1824Stink Bug Hunter Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1856Weevil Wasp9SpeciesTaxom
Clitemnestra Spinola, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 18675SpeciesTaxom
Didineis Wesmael, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1790Squarehead Wasp9SpeciesTaxom
Epinysson Pate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Larropsis Patton, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lestiphorus Lepeletier d..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Lindenius Lepeletier d..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Lyroda Say, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mimumesa Malloch, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Miscophus Jurine, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Passaloecus Shuckard, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Pemphredon Latreille, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1798Bee-hunters7SpeciesTaxom
Polemistus de Saussure, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Psammaletes Pate, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Psen Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalum Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Saygorytes Nemkov, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Solierella Spinola, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1773Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1856Black cockroach hunter4SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 18916SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
93 Species
Alysson guignardi Provancher, 1887Lens pod milkvetch
Alysson melleus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Anacrabro ocellatus Packard, 1866
Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856Queen Ant Kidnapper
Astata unicolor (Say, 1824)⇒ Astata nigra F. Smith, 1856
Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793American Sand Wasp
Bembix texana Cresson, 1872
Bicyrtes insidiatrix Handlirsch, 1889
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus Say, 1824Four-Banded Stink Bug Hunter Wasp
Bicyrtes ventralis Say, 1824
Cerceris atramontensis Banks, 1913
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris compacta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris dentifrons Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837Smokey winged beetle bandit wasp
Cerceris halone Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris insolita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856
Cerceris rufopicta Smith, 1856
Clitemnestra bipunctata Say, 1824
Crabro advena Smith, 1856
Crabro henrici Krombein, 1951
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) annulipes Lepeletier &..., 1835
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) impressifrons Smith, 1856
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) nitidiventris Fox, 1892
Crossocerus lentus Fox, 1895
Crossocerus minimus Packard, 1867
Didineis latimana Malloch & Ro..., 1930
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) lapidarius Panzer, 1804
Ectemnius (Ectemnius) dives Lepeletier &..., 1835
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) arcuatus Say, 1837
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) continuus Fabricius, 1804Common Ectemnius
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) decemmaculatus Say, 1823
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) scaber Lepeletier &..., 1834
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) stirpicola Packard, 1866
Ectemnius (Metacrabro) cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Ectemnius cavifrons Thomson, 1870
Ectemnius (Metacrabro) maculosus Gmelin, 1790
Epinysson mellipes Cresson, 1882
Gorytes atricornis Packard, 1867
Gorytes canaliculatus Packard, 1867
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Hoplisoides nebulosus Packard, 1867
Larropsis (Ancistromma) distincta Smith, 1856
Lestica confluenta Say, 1837
Lestiphorus cockerelli Rohwer, 1909
Lindenius armaticeps Fox, 1895
Liris (Leptolarra) argentatus Beauvois, 1811Crabronid wasp
Lyroda subita Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Mimumesa fuscipes Packard, 1867
Mimumesa nigra Packard, 1867
Miscophus (Miscophus) americanus Fox, 1890
Nysson aequalis Patton, 1879
Nysson plagiatus Cresson, 1882
Oxybelus bipunctatus Olivier, 1812Square-headed wasp
Oxybelus decorosus Mickel, 1916
Oxybelus emarginatus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Oxybelus major Mickel, 1916
Oxybelus uniglumis Linnaeus, 1758Common Spiny Digger Wasp
Passaloecus monilicornis Dahlbom, 1842
Passaloecus singularis Dahlbom, 1844Crabronid wasp
Pemphredon (Cemonus) inornata Say, 1824Shuckard's Wasp
Pemphredon (Cemonus) lethifer (Shuckard, 1837)⇒ Pemphredon rugifera Dahlbom, 1845
Pemphredon (Cemonus) rugifera Dahlbom, 1845
Philanthus bilunatus Cresson, 1865Two Moons Beewolf
Philanthus gibbosus Fabricius, 1775Bee wolf
Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865Pleasant Beewolf
Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus sanbornii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus solivagus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Psammaletes mexicanus Cameron, 1890Fuchsia begonia
Psen erythropoda (Rohwer, 1910)⇒ Psen erythopoda Rohwer, 1910
Psenulus trisulcus Fox, 1898
Rhopalum (Corynopus) rufigaster Packard, 1867
Rhopalum (Rhopalum) clavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Saygorytes phaleratus Say, 1837
Solierella peckhami Ashmead, 1897Crabronid wasp
Sphecius speciosus Drury, 1773Cicada hawk
Tachysphex antennatus Fox, 1894
Tachysphex similis Rohwer, 1910Rogue River milkvetch
Tachysphex tarsatus Say, 1823
Tachysphex terminatus (Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachysphex similis Rohwer, 1910
Tachytes (Tachyplena) validus Cresson, 1872
Tachytes aurulentus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tachytes crassus Patton, 1881
Tachytes distinctus (Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachytes auricomans Bradley, 1919
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) collinum Smith, 1856
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) lactitarse Saussure, 1867
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) politum Drury, 1773Organ-pipe mud dauber wasp
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) attenuatum F. Smith, 1851Slender Wood Borer Wasp
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) frigidum Smith, 1856
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) johnsoni Fox, 1891

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
16
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
3
17
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