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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
1352
4180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1330
4145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
552
2483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
197
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
38
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
38 Genera with 121 Species
#ABCDEGHLMOPST
Afrogorytes Menke, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ammatomus A. Costa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Arnoldita Pate, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 05SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1839Sand Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Brachystegus A. Costa, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1913Weevil Wasp36SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Encopognathus Kohl, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Eremiasphecium Kohl, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Holotachysphex de Beaumont, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1887Mole Cricket Hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 187412SpeciesTaxom
Lyroda Say, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Paranysson Guérin-Ménev..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters5SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Polemistus de Saussure, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseneo Malloch, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Solierella Spinola, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1884Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Steniolia Say, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenogorytes Schrottky, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 17716SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1883Black cockroach hunter6SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 191112SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrogorytes monstrosus Handlirsch, 1894
Ammatomus spiniferus du Buysson, 1897
Arnoldita perarmata Arnold, 1926
Astata gallica Beaumont, 1942
Bembecinus abmedius R. Bohart, 1997
Bembecinus argentifrons F. Smith, 1856
Bembecinus loriculatus F. Smith, 1856
Bembecinus multiguttatus Arnold, 1951
Bembecinus robustus
Bembix albidula R. Turner, 1917
Bembix dahlbomii Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix fantiorum Arnold, 1951
Bembix liberiensis J. Parker, 1929
Bembix melanopa Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix scotti Turner, 1912
Bembix silvestrii Maidl, 1914Davidson's bractscale
Bembix splendida Arnold, 1951
Bembix tenuifasciata Parker, 1929
Bembix westermanni Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Brachystegus senegalensis Arnold, 1951
Cerceris albicincta Klug, 1845
Cerceris albolineata Cameron, 1908
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris bothavillensis Brauns, 1926
Cerceris campicola Arnold, 1942Uahiapele
Cerceris campsomeroides Arnold, 1951
Cerceris capito (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Cerceris straminea komarovii Radoszkowski, 1886
Cerceris egena Arnold, 1931Uahiapele
Cerceris electra Arnold, 1951
Cerceris faceta Arnold, 1951
Cerceris fulviventris (Guérin-Mén..., 1844)⇒ Cerceris bulganensis Tsuneki, 1971
Cerceris hausa Arnold, 1931
Cerceris inconspicua Arnold, 1931
Cerceris iniqua Cameron, 1908
Cerceris longiuscula Arnold, 1951
Cerceris mazimba Brauns, 1926
Cerceris merope Arnold, 1951
Cerceris mexicana de Saussure, 1867
Cerceris monocera Kohl, 1898
Cerceris monticola Arnold, 1931
Cerceris multipicta F. Smith, 1873
Cerceris nugax Arnold, 1931Hoary skullcap
Cerceris picta Dahlbom, 1844Native elm bark beetle
Cerceris placida Arnold, 1931
Cerceris querula Kohl, 1906Uahiapele
Cerceris ruficauda Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris rufiscutis Cameron, 1908Mokihana
Cerceris rufocincta Gribodo, 1895Mokihana
Cerceris severini Kohl, 1913
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris spinipectus F. Smith, 1856Kohala Summit melicope
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris tricolorata amaura Schletterer, 1891
Cerceris tyrannica F. Smith, 1856
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris yalensis (R.Turner, 1913)⇒ Cerceris iniqua cratocephala Cameron, 1908
Dasyproctus aurovestitus R. Turner, 1913Basin saltbush
Dasyproctus crudelis de Saussure, 1892Moundscale
Dicranorhina woerdeni Ritsema, 1872
Encopognathus acanthomerus Pate, 1948
Encopognathus bridwelli Pate, 1948
Eremiasphecium sahelense Simon Thomas, 1994
Gastrosericus fluviatilis Arnold, 1951
Gorytes quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Holotachysphex holognathus Morice, 1897Welsh's saltbush
Hoplisoides denticulatus Packard, 1867
Hoplisoides fuscus Taschenberg, 1875
Hoplisoides liberiensis Arnold, 1936
Hoplisoides vespoides F. Smith, 1873
Larra betsilea de Saussure, 1887Hoary orache
Lestica dasymera Pate, 1948
Liris (Leptolarra) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Liris braunsi Arnold, 1923
Liris croesus F.Smith, 1856
Liris diabolicus F.Smith, 1873
Liris memnonius Arnold, 1940Grapeleaf begonia
Liris niger Fabricius, 1775
Liris rubellus F. Smith, 1856
Liris rugifer Turner, 1918
Liris thysanomerus Cameron, 1908
Liris tropicalis Arnold, 1960
Liris vagans Arnold, 1940Grapeleaf begonia
Liris vollenhovius Ritsema, 1874Locust gall midge
Lyroda aethiopica Kohl, 1894
Oxybelus lamellatus Olivier, 1811Elliptical astarte
Paranysson oscari Turner, 1914
Philanthus fuscipennis Kohl, 1891
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus sicarius F. Smith, 1856
Philanthus stygius (Gerstaecker, 1858)⇒ Philanthus nitidus Magretti, 1884
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Pison xanthopus Brullé, 1833
Psenulus oweni van Lith, 1974
Sphecius quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Stenogorytes notabilis Handlirsch, 1888
Stizoides sahel Ohl, 1999
Stizoides simpsoni Turner, 1916
Stizoides sokoto Ohl, 1999
Stizus apicalis Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Stizus aurifluus Turner, 1916
Stizus basalis Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Stizus bizonatus Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Stizus nigriventris Arnold, 1951
Stizus ruficornis (J. Forster, 1771)⇒ Gorytes quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex erythrophorus Dalla Torre, 1897
Tachysphex erythropus Spinola, 1839
Tachysphex mesembrius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex plicosus A. Costa, 1867
Tachysphex schmiedeknechti Kohl, 1883
Tachytes aurichalceus Kohl, 1891Hoary orache
Tachytes basilicus Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Tachytes compactus Arnold, 1951
Tachytes dichrous (F. Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachytes chilensis Spinola, 1851
Tachytes fucatus Arnold, 1951
Tachytes habilis Turner, 1917
Tachytes modestus Smith, 1856Shrubby deervetch
Tachytes pygmaeus Kohl, 1888
Tachytes separabilis R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes simulatrix Turner, 1917
Tachytes velox Smith, 1856
Tachytes xenoferus Rohwer, 1911

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
13
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
18
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEremiaspheciinae
Menke, 1967
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
40
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