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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
368
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
363
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
285
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
100
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
25
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
25 Genera with 131 Species
#ABCDGHLNPST
Afrogorytes Menke, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ammatomus A. Costa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1917Sand Wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1958Weevil Wasp21SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 19472SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Holotachysphex de Beaumont, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1923Mole Cricket Hunters2SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 185613SpeciesTaxom
Lyroda Say, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paranysson Guérin-Ménev..., 19104SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters12SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Prosopigastra A. Costa, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1915Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 2007Black cockroach hunter22SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 191713SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
131 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afrogorytes monstrosus Handlirsch, 1894
Ammatomus elongatulus Turner, 1920
Astata flavipennis Turner, 1917
Astata ruficaudata Turner, 1917California saltmarsh mosquito
Astata rugifrons Arnold, 1946
Astata tropicalis Arnold, 1924
Bembecinus caffer de Saussure, 1854
Bembecinus laterimacula Handlirsch, 1895
Bembecinus nyasae Turner, 1912
Bembix abercornensis Arnold, 1960
Bembix anomalipes Arnold, 1929
Bembix brachyptera Arnold, 1952Fringed littleneck
Bembix diversidens Arnold, 1946
Bembix diversipennis F. Smith, 1873
Bembix fuscipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Bembix labidura Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix massaica Cameron, 1908
Bembix moebii Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix odontopyga Turner, 1917
Cerceris campicola Arnold, 1942Uahiapele
Cerceris diodonta Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris egena Arnold, 1931Uahiapele
Cerceris erythroura Cameron, 1908
Cerceris forticula Arnold, 1955
Cerceris illustris Arnold, 1931
Cerceris inconspicua Arnold, 1931
Cerceris kilimandjaroensis Arnold, 1931
Cerceris longilabris Arnold, 1946
Cerceris macalanga Brauns, 1926
Cerceris mazimba Brauns, 1926
Cerceris merope Arnold, 1951
Cerceris querula Kohl, 1906Uahiapele
Cerceris ruficauda Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris rufiscutis Cameron, 1908Mokihana
Cerceris rufocincta Gribodo, 1895Mokihana
Cerceris rufocincta basiornata Cameron, 1908
Cerceris schoutedeni Brauns, 1914Alani wai
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris verecunda Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Dasyproctus bipunctatus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Dasyproctus bredoi Arnold, 1947
Gastrosericus lamellatus Turner, 1912
Gastrosericus waltii
Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Gastrosericus zyx Pulawski, 1995
Holotachysphex turneri Arnold, 1923
Hoplisoides mweruensis Arnold, 1952
Larra dux Kohl, 1892
Larra impressifrons Arnold, 1923
Liris atrox Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Liris augustiventris
Liris bembesianus Bischoff, 1913Grapeleaf begonia
Liris braunsi Arnold, 1923
Liris croesus F.Smith, 1856
Liris diabolicus F.Smith, 1873
Liris erythropyga Arnold, 1940Grapeleaf begonia
Liris flavitinctus Arnold, 1940Grapeleaf begonia
Liris gracilicornis Arnold, 1923
Liris minimus lacustris Arnold, 1947
Liris nigricans Walker, 1871
Liris rubellus F. Smith, 1856
Liris solstitialis F.Smith, 1856
Lyroda aethiopica Kohl, 1894
Nysson rufoniger Turner, 1912
Paranysson brevispinosus Arnold, 1929
Paranysson helioryctoides Turner, 1912
Paranysson oscari Turner, 1914
Paranysson quadridentatus Cameron, 1910
Philanthus bucephalus F. Smith, 1856
Philanthus femoralis Arnold, 1946
Philanthus flagellarius R.Turner, 1918
Philanthus flavipes Arnold, 1949
Philanthus fuscipennis Kohl, 1891
Philanthus histrio Arnold, 1951Aleutian macoma
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus nigrohirtus calvus R.Turner, 1918
Philanthus rugosifrons Arnold, 1949
Philanthus sparsipunctatus Arnold, 1946
Philanthus stygius (Gerstaecker, 1858)⇒ Philanthus nitidus Magretti, 1884
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Pison montanum (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Prosopigastra neavei (Turner, 1917)⇒ Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Psenulus capensis Brauns, 1899
Sphecius milleri R.Turner, 1915
Stizoides fenestratus Smith, 1856
Stizoides funebris Handlirsch, 1900
Stizus atrox F. Smith, 1856
Stizus basalis Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Stizus baumanni Handlirsch, 1901
Stizus dewitzii Handlirsch, 1892
Stizus multicolor R. Turner, 1916
Stizus richardsi Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Stizus rubellus Turner, 1912
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex aterrimus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex aureorufoniger Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex auropilosus Turner, 1917
Tachysphex bemba Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex brachypus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex clypeatus Arnold, 1947
Tachysphex detritus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex graecus Kohl, 1883
Tachysphex marshalli Turner, 1917
Tachysphex mashona Arnold, 1929
Tachysphex mediterraneus Kohl, 1883
Tachysphex modestus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex octodentatus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex prosopigastroides (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Holotachysphex prosopigastroides Gussakovskij, 1952
Tachysphex rhacodes Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex scaber Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex sericeus F. Smith, 1856
Tachysphex suavis Arnold, 1929
Tachysphex venator Arnold, 1960
Tachysphex vulneratus R. Turner, 1917
Tachysphex zambius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachytes abercornensis Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Tachytes bredoi Arnold, 1947
Tachytes brunneomarginatus Arnold, 1947
Tachytes labilis Turner, 1917
Tachytes lingnaui Arnold, 1933
Tachytes longirostris Arnold, 1947
Tachytes marshalli Turner, 1912
Tachytes nigropilosellus Cameron, 1910
Tachytes observabilis Kohl, 1894
Tachytes oppositus Turner, 1917
Tachytes pallidiventris Arnold, 1947
Tachytes silverlocki R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes simulatrix Turner, 1917
Trypoxylon arnoldi Menke, 1976

Subnodes of Crabronidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyAstatinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBembicinae
Latreille, 1802
Sand wasps
9
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
12
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPemphredoninae
Dahlbom, 1835
aphid wasp, Aphid Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
2
32
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