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Checklist for Subfamily Philanthinae Latreille, 1802 (Digger Flies)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
78
2229
21042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
67
2082
19871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
538
8273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
240
5115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
105
1243
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
7
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
7 Genera with 164 Species
Aphilanthops Patton, 1898Ant Queen Kidnapping Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1965Weevil Wasp89SpeciesTaxom
Clypeadon Patton, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Eucerceris Cresson, 182329SpeciesTaxom
Listropygia Bohart, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1879Bee-hunters32SpeciesTaxom
Trachypus Klug, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
164 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphilanthops foxi Dunning, 1898
Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856Queen Ant Kidnapper
Aphilanthops hispidus Fox, 1894
Aphilanthops subfrigidus (Dunning, 1898)⇒ Aphilanthops frigidus Smith, 1856
Cerceris acanthophila (Cockerell, 1897)⇒ Cerceris huachuca Banks, 1947
Cerceris aequalis Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Cerceris alacris Mickel, 1918
Cerceris alaope Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris amamiensis geboharti Tsuneki, 1969
Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris astarte Banks, 1913
Cerceris atramontensis Banks, 1913
Cerceris azteca Saussure, 1867
Cerceris bakeri Cameron, 1904
Cerceris bicornuta (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Cerceris pedetes Kohl, 1887
Cerceris blakei Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris boharti (Scullen, 1965)⇒ Cerceris amamiensis geboharti Tsuneki, 1969
Cerceris bolingeri (Scullen, 1965)⇒ Cerceris bolingeriana Krombein, 1979
Cerceris bolingeriana Krombein, 1979
Cerceris bothriophora Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris bridwelli Scullen, 1965
Cerceris butleri Scullen, 1965
Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris calochorti Rohwer, 1908
Cerceris carrizonensis Banks, 1915
Cerceris chiriquensis Cameron, 1890
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris cochisi Scullen, 1965
Cerceris cockerelli Viereck, 1903
Cerceris compacta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris compar Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris completa Banks, 1919
Cerceris conifrons Mickel, 1916
Cerceris convergens Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris crandalli Scullen, 1965
Cerceris crotonella Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris crucis Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris dentifrons Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris deserta Say, 1824
Cerceris dilatata Spinola, 1841
Cerceris echo Mickel, 1916
Cerceris femurrubrum Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris finitima (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912
Cerceris flavofasciata Smith, 1908
Cerceris frontata Say, 1823
Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837Smokey winged beetle bandit wasp
Cerceris gnarina Banks, 1913
Cerceris grandis Banks, 1913
Cerceris grisselli Ferguson, 1983Alani
Cerceris halone Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris huachuca Banks, 1947
Cerceris hurdi Scullen, 1972
Cerceris insolita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris intricata Smith, 1856
Cerceris irene Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris isolde Banks, 1947
Cerceris jucunda Cresson, 1872
Cerceris kennicottii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris krombeini Scullen, 1965
Cerceris macswaini Scullen, 1965
Cerceris mandibularis Patton, 1881
Cerceris melanthe Banks, 1947
Cerceris mimica Cresson, 1872
Cerceris neahminax Scullen, 1965
Cerceris nebrascensis Smith, 1908
Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856
Cerceris nitidoides Ferguson, 1984White meadowfoam
Cerceris occipitomaculata Packard, 1866
Cerceris pedetes Kohl, 1887Reverchon's false pennyroyal
Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris psamathe Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris queretaro Scullen, 1972
Cerceris rhois Rohwer, 1908
Cerceris rohweri Ferguson, 1983Alani
Cerceris rozeni Scullen, 1971Woolly meadowfoam
Cerceris rufinoda (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Cerceris crucis Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris rufopicta Smith, 1856
Cerceris serripes Fabricius, 1781
Cerceris sexta Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947
Cerceris squamulifera Mickel, 1916
Cerceris tepaneca Saussure, 1867
Cerceris texana Scullen, 1965Butte County meadowfoam
Cerceris tolteca Saussure, 1867
Cerceris townsendi Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris truncata Cameron, 1890
Cerceris vanduzeei Banks, 1917
Cerceris veracruz Scullen, 1972
Cerceris verticalis Smith, 1856
Cerceris vicina Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris vicinoides Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris vierecki Banks, 1947
Cerceris wyomingensis Scullen, 1965
Clypeadon californica Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon dreisbachi Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon evansi Bohart, 1966
Clypeadon haigi Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon laticinctus Cresson, 1865
Clypeadon sculleni Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon taurulus Cockerell, 1895
Clypeadon utahensis Baker, 1895
Eucerceris angulata Rohwer, 1912Pointy Mosquito
Eucerceris arenaria Scullen, 1948
Eucerceris barri (Scullen, 1968)⇒ Eucerceris similis Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris bitruncata Scullen, 1939
Eucerceris canaliculatus Say, 1823
Eucerceris conata Scullen, 1939
Eucerceris cressoni Schletterer, 1887Sacramento waxydogbane
Eucerceris flavocinctus Cresson, 1865
Eucerceris fulvipes (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Eucerceris cressoni Schletterer, 1887
Eucerceris geboharti Ferguson, 1982
Eucerceris insignis (Provancher, 1889)⇒ Eucerceris provancheri Dalla Torre, 1890
Eucerceris lacunosa Scullen, 1939
Eucerceris melanovittata (Scullen, 1948)⇒ Eucerceris melleoides G. Ferguson, 1982
Eucerceris mellea Scullen, 1948
Eucerceris melleoides G. Ferguson, 1982
Eucerceris montanus Cresson, 1882
Eucerceris morula Scullen, 1968
Eucerceris nevadensis Dalla Torre, 1890
Eucerceris pimarum Cockerell & ..., 1908Hoary skullcap
Eucerceris provancheri Dalla Torre, 1890
Eucerceris rubripes Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris ruficeps Scullen, 1948
Eucerceris sculleni Ferguson, 1982
Eucerceris similis Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris sinuata Scullen, 1939
Eucerceris superbus Cresson, 1865
Eucerceris tricolor Cockerell, 1897
Eucerceris vittatifrons Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris zonata Say, 1823
Listropygia bechteli Bohart, 1959
Philanthus albopilosus Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus arizonicus Bohart, 1972
Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856
Philanthus barbiger Mickel, 1916
Philanthus bicinctus Mickel, 1916Bumble bee wolf
Philanthus bilunatus Cresson, 1865Two Moons Beewolf
Philanthus boharti Ferguson, 1983Alani
Philanthus crabroniformis (Smith, 1856)⇒ Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus crotoniphilus Viereck & Co..., 1904
Philanthus gibbosus Fabricius, 1775Bee wolf
Philanthus gloriosus Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus inversus Patton, 1879
Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865Pleasant Beewolf
Philanthus levini Bohart, 1972Levin´s beewolf
Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus nasalis Bohart, 1972
Philanthus neomexicanus Strandtmann, 1946
Philanthus occidentalis Strandtmann, 1946
Philanthus pacificus Cresson, 1879
Philanthus parkeri Ferguson, 1983Alani
Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus psyche Dunning, 1896
Philanthus pulcher (Dalla Torre, 1897)⇒ Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus sanbornii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus schusteri Bohart, 1972Schuster´s beewolf
Philanthus serrulatae Dunning, 1898
Philanthus siouxensis (Mickel, 1916)⇒ Philanthus serrulatae Dunning, 1898
Philanthus solivagus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Philanthus tarsatus Smith, 1908
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Philanthus ventralis Mickel, 1918
Philanthus zebratus Cresson, 1879
Trachypus mexicanus Saussure, 1867

Subnodes of Philanthinae with occurrences in Nearctic
TribeAphilanthopini
R. Bohart, 1966
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCercerini
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
118
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhilanthini
Latreille, 1802
2
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Philanthinae at dyntaxa.se
Philanthinae at gbif.org
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