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Checklist for Subfamily Philanthinae Latreille, 1802 (Digger Flies)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
62
838
1937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
752
1693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
214
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
102
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
46
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
4
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
4 Genera with 24 Species
Aphilanthops Patton, 1898Ant Queen Kidnapping Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1856Weevil Wasp13SpeciesTaxom
Eucerceris Cresson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1879Bee-hunters8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
24 Species
Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856Queen Ant Kidnapper
Aphilanthops subfrigidus (Dunning, 1898)⇒ Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856
Cerceris aequalis Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris deserta Say, 1824
Cerceris diodonta Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris formosa Dahlbom, 1845Alani
Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856
Cerceris rufocincta Gribodo, 1895Mokihana
Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris vanduzeei Banks, 1917
Cerceris varicincta Cameron, 1905
Cerceris vigilans F. Smith, 1856
Eucerceris flavocincta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus crabroniformis (Smith, 1856)⇒ Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus gibbosus Fabricius, 1775Bee wolf
Philanthus inversus Patton, 1879
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus pacificus Cresson, 1879
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Philanthus zebratus Cresson, 1879

Subnodes of Philanthinae with occurrences in British Columbia
TribeAphilanthopini
R. Bohart, 1966
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCercerini
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhilanthini
Latreille, 1802
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Philanthinae at artfakta.se
Philanthinae at dyntaxa.se
Philanthinae at gbif.org
Philanthinae at itis.gov