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Checklist for Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 (Bee Wolves)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3364
8028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
2941
7315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
424
1138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
380
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
94
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
53
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
26
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Midlands
26 Genera with 70 Species
#ACDEGLMNOPRST
Argogorytes Ashmead, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1771Weevil Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 183519SpeciesTaxom
Diodontus Curtis, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1804Squarehead Wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Entomognathus Dahlbom, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lindenius Lepeletier d..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mellinus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mimesa Shuckard, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Mimumesa Malloch, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Passaloecus Shuckard, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Pemphredon Latreille, 17935SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalum Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1773Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomena Shuckard, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Stigmus Panzer, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1805Black cockroach hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
70 Species
Argogorytes fargeii Shuckard, 1837
Argogorytes mystaceus Linnaeus, 1761Field Digger Wasp
Astata boops Schrank, 1781
Cerceris arenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cerceris media Klug, 1835
Cerceris rybyensis (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Cerceris sabulosa Panzer, 1799
Crabro cribrarius Linnaeus, 1758Slender Bodied Digger Wasp
Crabro peltarius Schreber, 1784
Crossocerus (Ablepharipus) podagricus Vander Linden, 1829
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) annulipes Lepeletier &..., 1835
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) capitosus Shuckard, 1837
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) cetratus Shuckard, 1837
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) leucostoma Linnaeus, 1758White Mouthed Digger Wasp
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) megacephalus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Crossocerus magniceps Tsuneki, 1977
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) nigritus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) walkeri Shuckard, 1837
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) distinguendus A. Morawitz, 1866
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) elongatulus Vander Linden, 1829Slender Digger Wasp
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) exiguus Vander Linden, 1829
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) ovalis Lepeletier &..., 1835
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) palmipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Crossocerus tarsatus Shuckard, 1837
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) tarsatus Shuckard, 1837
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) wesmaeli Vander Linden, 1829Wesmael's Digger Wasp
Crossocerus (Cuphopterus) binotatus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Crossocerus (Cuphopterus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp
Crossocerus (Hoplocrabro) quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 17934-Spotted Digger Wasp
Crossocerus varus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Diodontus luperus Shuckard, 1837
Diodontus minutus Fabricius, 1793Minute Black Wasp
Diodontus tristis Vander Linden, 1829Melancholy Black Wasp
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) cavifrons Thomson, 1870
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) lapidarius Panzer, 1804
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) sexcinctus Fabricius, 1775
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) continuus Fabricius, 1804Common Ectemnius
Ectemnius (Metacrabro) cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Ectemnius cavifrons Thomson, 1870
Ectemnius (Metacrabro) lituratus Panzer, 1804
Entomognathus brevis Vander Linden, 1829
Gorytes quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 18044-Banded Digger Wasp
Lindenius albilabris Fabricius, 1793
Mellinus arvensis Linnaeus, 1758Field Digger Wasp
Mimesa equestris Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Mimesa lutaria Fabricius, 1787
Mimumesa dahlbomi Wesmael, 1852
Nysson dimidiatus (Jurine, 1807)⇒ Nysson variabilis Chevrier, 1867
Nysson spinosus J. Forster, 1771Large Spurred Digger Wasp
Nysson trimaculatus Rossi, 1790
Oxybelus uniglumis Linnaeus, 1758Common Spiny Digger Wasp
Passaloecus corniger Shuckard, 1837Horned Black Wasp
Passaloecus gracilis (Curtis, 1834)⇒ Passaloecus singularis Dahlbom, 1844
Passaloecus insignis (Vander Linden, 1829)⇒ Passaloecus corniger Shuckard, 1837
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
Pemphredon (Ceratophorus) morio (Vander Linden, 1829)⇒ Pemphredon concolor Say, 1824
Pemphredon (Pemphredon) lugubris (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pemphredon lugens Dahlbom, 1842
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Psenulus concolor Dahlbom, 1843
Psenulus pallipes Panzer, 1798Pale Footed Black Wasp
Rhopalum (Corynopus) coarctatum Scopoli, 1763
Rhopalum (Rhopalum) clavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Sphecius speciosus Drury, 1773Cicada hawk
Spilomena curruca Dahlbom, 1844
Spilomena troglodytes (Vander Linden, 1829)⇒ Spilomena valkeilai Vikberg, 2000
Stigmus pendulus (Panzer, 1804)⇒ Stigmus solskyi A. Morawitz, 1864
Stigmus solskyi A. Morawitz, 1864
Tachysphex pompiliformis Panzer, 1805
Tachytes amazonus F. Smith, 1856
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) attenuatum F. Smith, 1851Slender Wood Borer Wasp
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) clavicerum Lepeletier &..., 1828Club Horned Wood Borer Wasp
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) figulus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Trypoxylon attenuatum F. Smith, 1851

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
10
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMellininae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
3
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