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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
82
2125
9466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
70
1965
8919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
692
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
310
3833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers
102
807
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhilanthinae
Latreille, 1802
Digger Flies
7
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
7 Genera with 113 Species
Aphilanthops Patton, 1898Ant Queen Kidnapping Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1965Weevil Wasp52SpeciesTaxom
Clypeadon Patton, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Eucerceris Cresson, 182318SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1879Bee-hunters29SpeciesTaxom
Philoponites Cockerell, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Prophilanthus Cockerell, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
113 Species
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 atramontensis Banks, 1913
Cerceris bicornuta (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Cerceris pedetes Kohl, 1887
Cerceris boharti (Scullen, 1965)⇒ Cerceris amamiensis geboharti Tsuneki, 1969
Cerceris bolingeriana Krombein, 1979
Cerceris bridwelli Scullen, 1965
Cerceris butleri Scullen, 1965
Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris calochorti Rohwer, 1908
Cerceris clypeata (Dahlbom, 1844)⇒ Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912
Cerceris cockerelli Viereck, 1903
Cerceris compacta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris completa Banks, 1919
Cerceris conifrons Mickel, 1916
Cerceris convergens Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris crotonella Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris crucis Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris echo Mickel, 1916
Cerceris escalante Evans, 2002Alani
Cerceris femurrubrum Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris finitima (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912
Cerceris frontata Say, 1823
Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837Smokey winged beetle bandit wasp
Cerceris gnarina Banks, 1913
Cerceris grisselli Ferguson, 1983Alani
Cerceris huachuca Banks, 1947
Cerceris intricata Smith, 1856
Cerceris irene Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris isolde Banks, 1947
Cerceris kennicottii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris laticincta (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Cerceris solitaria Dahlbom, 1845
Cerceris macswaini Scullen, 1965
Cerceris mimica Cresson, 1872
Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856
Cerceris occipitomaculata Packard, 1866
Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912Shadow driftfish
Cerceris rhois Rohwer, 1908
Cerceris rufinoda (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Cerceris crucis Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris rufopicta Smith, 1856
Cerceris sexta Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947
Cerceris solitaria Dahlbom, 1845
Cerceris squamulifera Mickel, 1916
Cerceris tepaneca Saussure, 1867
Cerceris vanduzeei Banks, 1917
Cerceris verticalis Smith, 1856
Cerceris vicina Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris vicinoides Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris vierecki Banks, 1947
Cerceris wyomingensis Scullen, 1965
Clypeadon bechteli R. Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon californicus R. Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon dreisbachi Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon evansi Bohart, 1966
Clypeadon haigi Bohart, 1959
Clypeadon laticincta
Clypeadon laticinctus Cresson, 1865
Clypeadon utahensis Baker, 1895
Eucerceris arenaria Scullen, 1948
Eucerceris barri (Scullen, 1968)⇒ Eucerceris similis Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris canaliculata Say, 1823
Eucerceris conata Scullen, 1939
Eucerceris cressoni Schletterer, 1887Sacramento waxydogbane
Eucerceris flavocincta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Eucerceris geboharti Ferguson, 1982
Eucerceris melanovittata (Scullen, 1948)⇒ Eucerceris melleoides G. Ferguson, 1982
Eucerceris montana Cresson, 1882
Eucerceris nevadensis Dalla Torre, 1890
Eucerceris provancheri Dalla Torre, 1890
Eucerceris rubripes Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris ruficeps Scullen, 1948
Eucerceris similis Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris superba Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Eucerceris vittatifrons Cresson, 1879
Eucerceris wyomingensis
Eucerceris zonata Say, 1823
Philanthus albopilosus Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856
Philanthus barbiger Mickel, 1916
Philanthus basilaris (Cresson, 1879)⇒ Philanthus zebratus Cresson, 1879
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 intermedius
Philanthus inversus Patton, 1879
Philanthus levini Bohart, 1972Levin´s beewolf
Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus nasalis Bohart, 1972
Philanthus neomexicanus Strandtmann, 1946
Philanthus pacificus Cresson, 1879
Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus psyche Dunning, 1896
Philanthus pulcher (Dalla Torre, 1897)⇒ Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus sanbornii Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Philanthus saxigenus ♰ Rohwer, 1909
Philanthus schusteri Bohart, 1972Schuster´s beewolf
Philanthus serrulatae Dunning, 1898
Philanthus tarsatus Smith, 1908
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Philanthus ventralis Mickel, 1918
Philanthus zebratus Cresson, 1879
Philoponites praefractus ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Prophilanthus destructus T. D. A. Coc..., 1906

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

Taxom

TribeCercerini
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
2
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhilanthini
Latreille, 1802
2
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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