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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
77
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
12
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
12 Genera with 30 Species
Arnoldita Pate, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1929Sand Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1926Weevil Wasp15SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Encopognathus Kohl, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Paranysson Guérin-Ménev..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1925Bee-hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 1808
0SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
30 Species
Arnoldita perarmata Arnold, 1926
Bembix scotti Turner, 1912
Bembix silvestrii Maidl, 1914Davidson's bractscale
Bembix tenuifasciata Parker, 1929
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris campicola Arnold, 1942Uahiapele
Cerceris egena Arnold, 1931Uahiapele
Cerceris inconspicua Arnold, 1931
Cerceris iniqua Cameron, 1908
Cerceris longiuscula Arnold, 1951
Cerceris merope Arnold, 1951
Cerceris monticola Arnold, 1931
Cerceris ruficauda Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris rufiscutis Cameron, 1908Mokihana
Cerceris rufocincta Gribodo, 1895Mokihana
Cerceris severini Kohl, 1913
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Dicranorhina woerdeni Ritsema, 1872
Encopognathus acanthomerus Pate, 1948
Encopognathus bridwelli Pate, 1948
Lestica dasymera Pate, 1948
Liris rubellus F. Smith, 1856
Liris vollenhovius Ritsema, 1874Locust gall midge
Paranysson oscari Turner, 1914
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Stizoides sokoto Ohl, 1999
Tachytes dichrous (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachytes chilensis Spinola, 1851
Tachytes simulatrix Turner, 1917

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
16
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