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Checklist for Subfamily Crabroninae Latreille, 1802 (Square-headed Wasps)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
752
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
743
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
353
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
131
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
24
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
12 Genera with 32 Species
Belomicroides Kohl, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 19903SpeciesTaxom
Encopognathus Kohl, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palarus Latreille, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 2007Black cockroach hunter10SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Belomicroides rift Antropov, 2002
Dasyproctus braunsii Kohl, 1894Bates's mallow
Dasyproctus simillimus Smith, 1856
Dasyproctus simillimus kenyanus Leclercq, 1990
Encopognathus brownei Turner, 1917
Gastrosericus neavei Turner, 1913Basin saltbush
Liris croesus F.Smith, 1856
Liris diabolicus F.Smith, 1873
Liris thysanomerus usumbaraensis Cameron, 1908
Oxybelus neuvillei Magretti, 1908
Palarus latifrons Kohl, 1884
Palarus multiguttatus (Arnold, 1960)⇒ Palarus oneili Brauns, 1898
Palarus oneili Brauns, 1898
Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Pison montanum (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Tachysphex auropilosus Turner, 1917
Tachysphex erythrurus Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex gagates Arnold, 1940
Tachysphex galeatus Pulawski, 1977
Tachysphex iaphetes Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex mesembrius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex oberon Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex rapax Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex samburu Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex taita Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachytes hamiltoni Turner, 1917
Tachytes notabilis R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes separabilis R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes silverlocki R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes sjoestedti Cameron, 1908
Tachytes volubilis Turner, 1917
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) confrater Kohl, 1894
Trypoxylon elgonense Arnold, 1956

Subnodes of Crabroninae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeCrabronini
Latreille, 1802
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLarrini
Latreille, 1810
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOxybelini
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePalarini
Schrottky, 1919
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTrypoxylini
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Crabroninae at artfakta.se
Crabroninae at dyntaxa.se
Crabroninae at itis.gov