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Checklist for Subfamily Philanthinae Latreille, 1802 (Digger Flies)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
1730
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1587
5904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
419
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
170
1381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
71
382
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
4
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
4 Genera with 56 Species
Aphilanthops Patton, 1898Ant Queen Kidnapping Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1856Weevil Wasp33SpeciesTaxom
Eucerceris Cresson, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1879Bee-hunters18SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856Queen Ant Kidnapper
Aphilanthops subfrigidus (Dunning, 1898)⇒ Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856
Cerceris aequalis Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris astarte Banks, 1913
Cerceris atramontensis Banks, 1913
Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris calochorti Rohwer, 1908
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris compar Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris crucis Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris dentifrons Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris deserta Say, 1824
Cerceris diodonta Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris echo Mickel, 1916
Cerceris finitima (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912
Cerceris formosa Dahlbom, 1845Alani
Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837Smokey winged beetle bandit wasp
Cerceris halone Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris insolita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris jucunda Cresson, 1872
Cerceris kennicottii kennicottii Cresson, 1865
Cerceris mandibularis Patton, 1881
Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856
Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris rigida F.Smith, 1856
Cerceris rufocincta Gribodo, 1895Mokihana
Cerceris rufopicta Smith, 1856
Cerceris sexta Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris vanduzeei Banks, 1917
Cerceris varicincta Cameron, 1905
Cerceris vicina Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris vigilans F. Smith, 1856
Eucerceris flavocincta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Eucerceris superba Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Eucerceris vittatifrons Cresson, 1879
Philanthus albopilosus Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus bilunatus Cresson, 1865Two Moons Beewolf
Philanthus crabroniformis (Smith, 1856)⇒ Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus gibbosus Fabricius, 1775Bee wolf
Philanthus gloriosus Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus inversus Patton, 1879
Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865Pleasant Beewolf
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus pacificus Cresson, 1879
Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus pulcher (Dalla Torre, 1897)⇒ Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus sanbornii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus solivagus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Philanthus ventralis Mickel, 1918
Philanthus ventrilabris Fabricius, 1798
Philanthus zebratus Cresson, 1879

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

Taxom

TribeCercerini
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhilanthini
Latreille, 1802
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom



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