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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
769
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
746
2390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
373
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
125
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
21
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
21 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCEGHLMOPST
Arpactophilus F. Smith, 199910SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1856Sand Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1930Weevil Wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Clitemnestra Spinola, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1983Squarehead Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Eupliloides Pate, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hyponysson Cresson, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Mimesa Shuckard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Passaloecus Shuckard, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1798Bee-hunters2SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19078SpeciesTaxom
Sericophorus F. Smith, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1773Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stictia Illiger, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1908Black cockroach hunter3SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
47 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arpactophilus abdominalis R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus arboreus R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus brochus R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus concavus R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus cuspidis R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus irwini R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus nemoralis R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus schlingeri R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus sylvaticus R. Bohart, 1999
Arpactophilus webbi R. Bohart, 1999
Bembix variabilis Smith, 1856
Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris convergens Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris goddardi Cockerell, 1930
Clitemnestra noumeae Ohl, 2002
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) fergusoni Pate, 1944
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) scaber Lepeletier &..., 1834
Ectemnius krombeini Tsuneki, 1983
Ectemnius solomonicus Tsuneki, 1983
Eupliloides bougainvillea Pate, 1946
Eupliloides inondensis Tsuneki, 1983
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Lestica krombeinii Tsuneki, 1983
Liris (Leptolarra) festinans F. Smith, 1858Fuchsia begonia
Liris clypeatus Smith, 1873
Liris samoensis F.Williams, 1928
Mimesa grandii sciaphila (Arcidiacono, 1965)⇒ Mimesa grandii Maidl, 1933
Oxybelus sericeus Robertson, 1889
Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Pison (Pison) fenestratum Smith, 1869
Pison (Pison) marginatum Smith, 1856
Pison (Pison) westwoodii Shuckard, 1838
Pison insulare F. Smith, 1869Crabronid wasp
Pison nitidum (F. Smith, 1859)⇒ Pison fenestratum Smith, 1869
Pison nitidus (Smith, 1868)⇒ Pison fenestratum Smith, 1869
Pison novocaledonicum Krombein, 1949
Pison strictifrons Vachal, 1907
Sericophorus (Sericophorus) relucens Smith, 1856
Sphecius speciosus Drury, 1773Cicada hawk
Stictia carolina Fabricius, 1793Horse guard wasp
Tachysphex depressiventris Turner, 1916
Tachysphex morosus Smith, 1858Cicadakiller
Tachysphex walkeri Turner, 1908
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) politum Drury, 1773Organ-pipe mud dauber wasp
Trypoxylon novaguineae Tsuneki, 1981

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
10
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
6
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