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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
889
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
882
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
391
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
136
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
29
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
29 Genera with 132 Species
#ABCDEGHLOPST
Afrogorytes Menke, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1910Sand Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Carinostigmus Tsuneki, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1939Weevil Wasp23SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 19474SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 19085SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Encopognathus Kohl, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Harpactus Shuckard, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 185610SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Paranysson Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Pericrabro Leclercq, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters11SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19326SpeciesTaxom
Polemistus de Saussure, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Prosopigasra1SpeciesTaxom
Prosopigastra A. Costa, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Psen Latreille, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Pseunulus1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomena Shuckard, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1910Black cockroach hunter27SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 192417SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
132 Species and 7 Subspecies
Afrogorytes monstrosus Handlirsch, 1894
Bembecinus loriculatus F. Smith, 1856
Bembix diversipennis F. Smith, 1873
Bembix lineatifrons Cameron, 1908
Bembix ornatilabiata Cameron, 1910
Carinostigmus gueinzius R. Turner, 1912
Carinostigmus johannis Arnold, 1924
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris armaticeps Cameron, 1910Mokihana
Cerceris aterrima Arnold, 1942Uahiapele
Cerceris campicola Arnold, 1942Uahiapele
Cerceris chirindensis Arnold, 1932
Cerceris dejecta Arnold, 1931
Cerceris diodonta Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris iniqua Cameron, 1908
Cerceris kilimandjaroensis Arnold, 1931
Cerceris languida tanzana Empey, 1974
Cerceris mazimba Brauns, 1926
Cerceris multipicta F. Smith, 1873
Cerceris nenitroidea (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Cerceris holconota labiosa Empey, 1971
Cerceris querula Kohl, 1906Uahiapele
Cerceris rufiscutis Cameron, 1908Mokihana
Cerceris rufiscutis conradsi Giordani Soika, 1942
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris splendidissima Giordani Soika, 1942
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris yalensis (R.Turner, 1913)⇒ Cerceris iniqua cratocephala Cameron, 1908
Cerceris yngvei Cameron, 1908
Cerceris zavattarii Guiglia, 1939Typical Mosquito
Crossocerus hirtitibia Arnold, 1944Purple gay-mallow
Crossocerus micromegas Saussure, 1892Moundscale
Crossocerus riparius Arnold, 1926
Crossocerus tropicalis Arnold, 1947
Dasyproctus bipunctata tanzaniae Leclercq, 1990
Dasyproctus bipunctatus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Dasyproctus braunsii Kohl, 1894Bates's mallow
Dasyproctus bredoi Arnold, 1947
Dasyproctus kibonotensis Cameron, 1908
Dicranorhina kohli Brauns, 1899
Encopognathus africanus Leclercq, 1955
Gastrosericus swalei Turner, 1916
Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Harpactus laevis Latreille, 1792
Lestica sylvatica Arnold, 1932
Liris alaris de Saussure, 1892Moundscale
Liris consobrinus Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Liris croesus F.Smith, 1856
Liris dentipes tanganyikae Arnold, 1945
Liris erythrotomus Cameron, 1908
Liris jucundus Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Liris montivagus Cameron, 1908
Liris radialis de Saussure, 1887
Liris sepulchralis Gerstaecker, 1858California saltmarsh mosquito
Liris solstitialis F.Smith, 1856
Oxybelus flavicornis nyassae Arnold, 1927
Oxybelus nasutus Bischoff, 1913
Oxybelus pallidus Arnold, 1927
Pericrabro sociabilis Arnold, 1932
Philanthus amabilis Arnold, 1946
Philanthus bredoi Arnold, 1946
Philanthus capensis nordicus Leclercq, 1962
Philanthus dichrous Arnold, 1925
Philanthus flagellarius R.Turner, 1918
Philanthus fuscipennis Kohl, 1891
Philanthus histrio Arnold, 1951Aleutian macoma
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus nigrohirtus R.Turner, 1918
Philanthus stygius (Gerstaecker, 1858)⇒ Philanthus nitidus Magretti, 1884
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Pison atrum Spinola, 1808
Pison carinatum R. Turner, 1917
Pison inaequale Turner, 1916
Pison montanum (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Pison transvaalense Cameron, 1910
Pison wagneri Arnold, 1932
Polemistus braunsii Kohl, 1905
Prosopigasra morogoro Pulawski, 2003
Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Psen leclercqi van Lith, 1974
Psen silvaticus Arnold, 1924
Psenulus bidentatus van Lith, 1974
Psenulus capensis Brauns, 1899
Psenulus saltitans Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Pseunulus bidentatus
Stizus baumanni Handlirsch, 1901
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex argenticeps Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Tachysphex brevipennis Mercet, 1909Silverleaf milkvetch
Tachysphex carinatus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex consocius Kohl, 1892
Tachysphex costae De Stefani, 1882Mourning milkvetch
Tachysphex debilis (Turner, 1908)⇒ Tachytes argyreus F. Smith, 1856
Tachysphex dolosus Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex erythropus Spinola, 1839
Tachysphex erythrurus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex fugax Radoszkowski, 1877
Tachysphex galeatus Pulawski, 1977
Tachysphex graecus Kohl, 1883
Tachysphex hippolyta Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex mediterraneus Kohl, 1883
Tachysphex mkomazi Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex modestus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex morosus Smith, 1858Cicadakiller
Tachysphex onager Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex panzeri Van der Linden, 1829
Tachysphex pentheri Cameron, 1905
Tachysphex plicosus A. Costa, 1867
Tachysphex politus Pulawski, 1977
Tachysphex rhacodes Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex sericeus F. Smith, 1856
Tachysphex spectrum Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex subopacus Turner, 1910
Tachytes argyreus F. Smith, 1856
Tachytes observabilis Kohl, 1894
Tachytes testaceinervus Cameron, 1908
Trypoxylon abditum Arnold, 1924
Trypoxylon arnoldi Menke, 1976
Trypoxylon arudum Leclercq, 1965
Trypoxylon breviventre Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Trypoxylon carcinum Leclercq, 1965
Trypoxylon cariosum Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Trypoxylon dendrophilum Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Trypoxylon egregium Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Trypoxylon gustatum Leclercq, 1965
Trypoxylon insulsum Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Trypoxylon latiscutatum rectirugosum Arnold, 1959
Trypoxylon leptogaster Kohl, 1894
Trypoxylon letiferum Arnold, 1946
Trypoxylon lucidum Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Trypoxylon lusingum Leclercq, 1965
Trypoxylon massaicum Cameron, 1908
Trypoxylon punctatissimum Arnold, 1924

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
16
83
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
33
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