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Checklist for Subfamily Philanthinae Latreille, 1802 (Digger Flies)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1089
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1001
2628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
337
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
151
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
55
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
6
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
6 Genera with 70 Species
Aphilanthops Patton, 1856Ant Queen Kidnapping Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1865Weevil Wasp46SpeciesTaxom
Clypeadon Patton, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Eucerceris Cresson, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Philanthinus de Beaumont, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1798Bee-hunters16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
70 Species
Aphilanthops foxi Dunning, 1898
Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856Queen Ant Kidnapper
Cerceris acanthophila (Cockerell, 1897)⇒ Cerceris huachuca Banks, 1947
Cerceris alaope Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris armaticeps Cameron, 1910Mokihana
Cerceris astarte Banks, 1913
Cerceris atramontensis Banks, 1913
Cerceris bicornuta (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Cerceris pedetes Kohl, 1887
Cerceris blakei Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris bothavillensis Brauns, 1926
Cerceris bridwelli Scullen, 1965
Cerceris butleri Scullen, 1965
Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris compacta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris compar Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris crucis Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris dentifrons Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris deserta Say, 1824
Cerceris echo Mickel, 1916
Cerceris erythrosoma Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris finitima (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912
Cerceris flavofasciata Smith, 1908
Cerceris formosa Dahlbom, 1845Alani
Cerceris frontata Say, 1823
Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837Smokey winged beetle bandit wasp
Cerceris gnarina Banks, 1913
Cerceris halone Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris insolita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris jucunda Cresson, 1872
Cerceris kennicottii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris mandibularis Patton, 1881
Cerceris minuscula (Turner, 1910)⇒ Cerceris windorum Tsuneki, 1968
Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856
Cerceris nitidoides Ferguson, 1984White meadowfoam
Cerceris occipitomaculata Packard, 1866
Cerceris pearstonensis Cameron, 1905
Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris ruficauda Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris rufinoda (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Cerceris crucis Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris rufopicta Smith, 1856
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris tetradonta Cameron, 1890
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris varicincta Cameron, 1905
Cerceris vicina Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Clypeadon bechteli R. Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon utahensis Baker, 1895
Eucerceris montana Cresson, 1882
Eucerceris nevadensis Dalla Torre, 1890
Eucerceris provancheri Dalla Torre, 1890
Eucerceris zonata Say, 1823
Philanthus bilunatus Cresson, 1865Two Moons Beewolf
Philanthus boharti Ferguson, 1983Alani
Philanthus crabroniformis (Smith, 1856)⇒ Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus gibbosus Fabricius, 1775Bee wolf
Philanthus histrio Arnold, 1951Aleutian macoma
Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865Pleasant Beewolf
Philanthus loeflingi Arnold, 1925Loefling´s beewolf
Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus promontorii Arnold, 1925
Philanthus pulcher (Dalla Torre, 1897)⇒ Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus rugosus Kohl, 1891
Philanthus sanbornii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus solivagus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp

Subnodes of Philanthinae with occurrences in Illinois
TribeAphilanthopini
R. Bohart, 1966
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCercerini
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhilanthini
Latreille, 1802
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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