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Checklist for Subfamily Crabroninae Latreille, 1802 (Square-headed Wasps)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
769
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
746
2390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
373
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
125
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
21
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCrabroninae
Latreille, 1802
Square-headed Wasps
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
10 Genera with 25 Species
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1983Squarehead Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Eupliloides Pate, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19078SpeciesTaxom
Sericophorus F. Smith, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1908Black cockroach hunter3SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
25 Species
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) fergusoni Pate, 1944
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) scaber Lepeletier &..., 1834
Ectemnius krombeini Tsuneki, 1983
Ectemnius solomonicus Tsuneki, 1983
Eupliloides bougainvillea Pate, 1946
Eupliloides inondensis Tsuneki, 1983
Lestica krombeinii Tsuneki, 1983
Liris (Leptolarra) festinans F. Smith, 1858Fuchsia begonia
Liris clypeatus Smith, 1873
Liris samoensis F.Williams, 1928
Oxybelus sericeus Robertson, 1889
Pison (Pison) fenestratum Smith, 1869
Pison (Pison) marginatum Smith, 1856
Pison (Pison) westwoodii Shuckard, 1838
Pison insulare F. Smith, 1869Crabronid wasp
Pison nitidum (F. Smith, 1859)⇒ Pison fenestratum Smith, 1869
Pison nitidus (Smith, 1868)⇒ Pison fenestratum Smith, 1869
Pison novocaledonicum Krombein, 1949
Pison strictifrons Vachal, 1907
Sericophorus (Sericophorus) relucens Smith, 1856
Tachysphex depressiventris Turner, 1916
Tachysphex morosus Smith, 1858Cicadakiller
Tachysphex walkeri Turner, 1908
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) politum Drury, 1773Organ-pipe mud dauber wasp
Trypoxylon novaguineae Tsuneki, 1981

Subnodes of Crabroninae with occurrences in Melanesia
TribeCrabronini
Latreille, 1802
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLarrini
Latreille, 1810
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMiscophini
W. Fox, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOxybelini
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTrypoxylini
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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