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Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Philanthidae

Checklist of bee wolf wasps of the Afrotropical region

Updated according to Branstetter et al. 2017 and Sann et al. 2018; 2021

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Apoidea; Family: Philanthidae)

Family Philanthidae Latreille, 1802

  • Subfamily Aphilanthopinae R. Bohart, 1966

    • Genus Aphilanthops Patton, 1881

    • Genus Clypeadon Patton, 1897

  • Subfamily Cercerinae Latreille, 1802

    • Genus Cerceris Latreille, 1802

      • Cerceris aemula Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris aemuloides Leclercq, 1962 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris africanula Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris albifrons F.Smith, 1856 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris albispinosa Arnold, 1952 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris albolineata (Cameron, 1908) (Kenya)

      • Cerceris alcyone Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris amatoria Arnold, 1931 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris andersoni R.Turner, 1918 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris argentifrons Guérin-Méneville (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris armaticeps Cameron, 1910 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris armaticeps caffrariae Empey, 1974 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris arnoldiBrauns, 1926 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris arrogans Arnold, 1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris aterrima Arnold, 1942 (Tanzania, Uganda)

      • Cerceris beharensis Leclercq, 1967 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris bicarinata Arnold, 1935 (Botswana)

      • Cerceris bicuspidata Arnold, 1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris bifurcata Empey, 1970 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris bothavillensis Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris bulawayoensis Brauns, 1926 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris campicola Arnold, 1942 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris campsomeroides Arnold, 1951 (Ghana)

      • Cerceris chirindensis Arnold, 1932 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris clypearis de Saussure, 1887 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris curvitarsis Schletterer, 1887 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris cuthbertsoni Arnold, 1946 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris dejecta Arnold, 1931 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris dentiventris Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris diodonta Schletterer, 1887 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris diodonta barbifera Bischoff, 1912 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris diodonta sodalis R.Turner, 1918 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris discrepans Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris discrepans grata Arnold, 1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris dissona Arnold, 1955 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris dominicana Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris dondoensis Brauns, 1926 (Mozambique)

      • Cerceris duchesnei Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris eburneofasciata Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris egena Arnold, 1931 (Malawi)

      • Cerceris egena mombasae Arnold, 1942 (Ethiopia, Kenya)

      • Cerceris electra Arnold, 1951 (Ghana)

      • Cerceris emeryana Gribodo, 1894 (Mozambique)

      • Cerceris emeryana bechuana Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris emeryana varilineata Cameron, 1905 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris erynnis Arnold, 1931 (Malawi)

      • Cerceris erythrosoma Schletterer, 1887 (Kenya, South Africa)

      • Cerceris erythroura Cameron, 1908 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris eulalia Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris eulalia transkeica Empey, 1971 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris fingo Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris fischeri Spinola, 1839 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris fischeri nobilitata Cameron, 1905 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris flavonasuta Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris formidolosa de Saussure, 1890 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris formosa Dahlbom, 1845 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris formosa nigrifemur Arnold, 1955 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris formosa hoeveldensis Empey, 1971 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris forticula Arnold, 1955 (Zambia)

      • Cerceris gallienii Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris gallienii bekiliensis Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris gomphocarpi Brauns, 1911 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris guigliae Giordani Soika (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris hamiltoni Arnold, 1931 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris haramaiae Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris herbsti Empey, 1971 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris hildebrandti de Saussure, 1891 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris holconota Cameron, 1905 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris holconota labiosa Empey, 1971 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris holconota oculata Empey, 1971 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris horus Arnold, 1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris illustris Arnold, 1931 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris inconspicua Arnold, 1931 (Malawi)

      • Cerceris iniqua cratocephala Cameron, 1908 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris iniqua deceptrix Brauns, 1926 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris iniqua libitina Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris insignita Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris isis Arnold, 1931 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris katangae Brauns, 1914 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris kilimandjaroensis Cameron, 1908 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)

      • Cerceris kilimandjaroensis capensis Arnold, 1931 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris kilimandjaroensis heterospila Cameron, 1910 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris kobrowi Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris languida Cameron, 1905 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris languida agulhas Empey, 1974 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris languida shangaani Empey, 1974 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris languida tanzana Empey, 1974 (Tanzania)

      • Cerceris lateridentata Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris latifrons Bingham, 1902 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris longilabris Arnold, 1946 (Zambia)

      • Cerceris longiuscula Arnold, 1951 (Ghana)

      • Cerceris lunigera Dahlbom, 1845 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris macalanga Brauns, 1926 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris macula (Fabricius, 1804) (South Africa)

      • Cerceris manifesta Arnold, 1952 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris mazimba Brauns, 1926 (Mozambique)

      • Cerceris merope Arnold, 1951 (Ghana)

      • Cerceris moestissima Guiglia, 1941 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris moggionis Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris monticola Arnold, 1931 (Malawi)

      • Cerceris mossambica Gribodo, 1895 (Mozambique)

      • Cerceris multipictoides Giordani Soika, 1942 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris nasidens Schletterer, 1887 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris natalensis de Saussure, 1867 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris neghelliensis Guiglia, 1939 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris nenicra de Saussure, 1887 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris nenitroidea Bischoff, 1913 (Botswana)

      • Cerceris nepthys Arnold,.1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris nepthys plathyrhyncha Arnold, 1942 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris nigrostoma Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris obscura Schletterer, 1887 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris orangiae Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris oraniensis Brauns (South Africa)

      • Cerceris osiris Arnold, 1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris paleata de Saussure, 1891 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris pearstonensis Cameron, 1905 (Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris perfida de Saussure, 1890 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris petiolata de Saussure, 1891 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris pictifacies Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris placita Arnold, 1931 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris placita arnoldiana Guiglia, 1939 (Ethiopia)

      • Cerceris proteles Brauns, 1926 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris pseudoerythrocephala von Schulthess (South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris quadridentata Arnold, 1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris querula flavofemorata Arnold, 1931 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris rasoherinae Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris reginula Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris repraesentans R.Turner, 1919 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris rhodesiae Brauns, 1926 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris rhodesiensis Empey, 1971 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris rigida F.Smith, 1856 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris rostrifera Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris ruficauda Cameron, 1905 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris ruficauda lichtenburgensis Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris ruficauda pictinoda Cameron, 1908 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris rufiscutis Cameron, 1908 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris rufiscutis conradsi Giordani Soika, 1942 (Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris rufiscutis decolorata Arnold, 1931 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris rufiscutis kenyae Empey, 1974 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris ndebele Empey, 1974 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris rufocincta Gerstaecker in Peters, 1858 (Mozambique, Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris rufocincta basiornata Cameron, 1908 (Kenya, Zambia)

      • Cerceris rufocincta polychroma Gribodo, 1895 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris saegeri Empey, 1970 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris schoutedeni Brauns, 1914 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris schultzei Bischoff, 1913 (Botswana, South Africa)

      • Cerceris severini Kohl, 1913 (Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris seyrigi Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris spectrum Arnold, 1936 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris spirans de Saussure, 1892 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris splendidissima Giordani Soika, 1942 (Tanzania)

      • Cerceris stevensoni Brauns, 1926 (Mozambique)

      • Cerceris synagroides R.Turner, 1912 (Malawi)

      • Cerceris trichionota Cameron, 1908 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris trichionota ovambo Empey, 1972 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris trichionota somereni Empey, 1974 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris tricolorata amaura Schletterer, 1891 (Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo)

      • Cerceris nigrifrons F.Smith, 1856 (Mozambique, South Africa)

      • Cerceris tshontandae Arnold, 1946 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris ugandensis Arnold, 1931 (Uganda)

      • Cerceris ulcerosa Arnold, 1936 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris umhlangae Arnold, 1942 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris varicincta Cameron, 1905 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris umtaliensis Empey, 1974 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris vegeta Arnold, 1940 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris ventripilosa Empey, 1931 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris verecunda Arnold, 1958 (Zambia)

      • Cerceris vernayi Arnold, 1935 (Botswana)

      • Cerceris vulpecula Empey, 1971 (Namibia)

      • Cerceris vulpecula fuscicauda Empey, 1971 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris waltoni Arnold, 1940 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris xanthogaster Arnold, 1942 (Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris xanthostigma Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

      • Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926 (South Africa)

      • Cerceris yalensis R.Turner, 1913 (Kenya)

      • Cerceris yngvei Cameron, 1908 (Kenya, Zimbabwe)

      • Cerceris zavattarii Guiglia, 1939 (Ethiopia)

    • Genus Eucerceris Cresson, 1865

  • Subfamily Philanthinae Latreille, 1802

    • Tribe Philanthini Latreille, 1802

      • Genus Philanthus Fabricius, 1790

        • Philanthus adamsoni Arnold, 1952 (Kenya)

        • Philanthus albopictus Taschenberg, 1880 (Ethiopia)

        • Philanthus amabilis Arnold, 1946 (Tanzania)

        • Philanthus basilewskyi Leclercq, 1955 (Rwanda)

        • Philanthus bimacula de Saussure, 1891 (Madagascar)

        • Philanthus bredoi Arnold, 1946 (Tanzania)

        • Philanthus capensis Dahlbom, 1845 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus capensis nordicus Leclercq, 1962 (Tanzania)

        • Philanthus dichrous abyssinicus Arnold, 1925 (Ethiopia)

        • Philanthus dichrous dolosus Kohl, 1894 (Congo)

        • Philanthus femoralis Arnold, 1946 (Zambia)

        • Philanthus flagellarius R.Turner, 1918 (Tanzania)

        • Philanthus flavipes Arnold, 1949 (Zambia)

        • Philanthus foveatus Arnold, 1933 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

        • Philanthus fuscipennis consimilis Kohl, 1891 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus fuscipennis laetus Gribodo, 1895 (Mozambique)

        • Philanthus gwaaiensis Arnold, 1929 (Zimbabwe)

        • Philanthus histrio distinctus Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia)

        • Philanthus impatiens Kohl, 1891 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus limatus Bingham, 1909 (Uganda)

        • Philanthus loeflingi Dahlbom, 1845 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, Zimbabwe)

          • Philanthus loeflingi meneliki Arnold, 1925 (Ethiopia)

        • Philanthus madagascariensis Brèthes, 1892 (Madagascar)

        • Philanthus major Kohl, 1891 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus melanderi Arnold, 1925 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus namaqua Arnold, 1925 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus natalensis Arnold, 1925 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus nigrohirtus R.Turner, 1918 (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda)

        • Philanthus nigrohirtus calvus R.Turner, 1918 (Zambia)

        • Philanthus nitidus Magretti, 1884 (Ethiopia)

        • Philanthus oraniensis Arnold, 1925 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus pilifrons Cameron, 1908 (Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa)

        • Philanthus pilifrons xanthogaster Cameron, 1908 (Kenya)

        • Philanthus promontorii Arnold, 1925 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus radamae Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)

        • Philanthus rubidus Arnold, 1932 (Ethiopia)

        • Philanthus rugosifrons Arnold, 1949 (Zambia)

        • Philanthus rugosus Kohl, 1891 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus sparsipunctatus Arnold, 1946 (Zambia)

        • Philanthus strigulosus R.Turner, 1918 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus stygius Gerstaecker in Peters, 1858 (Mozambique)

        • Philanthus stygius atronitens Arnold, 1925 (Zimbabwe)

        • Philanthus taantes Gribodo, 1895 (Mozambique)

        • Philanthus tenellus Arnold, 1925 (Zimbabwe)

        • Philanthus triangulum triangulum (Fabricius, 1775) (Madagascar. Widespread in Palaearctic region)

          • Philanthus triangulum bimaculatus Magretti, 1908 (Kenya)

          • Philanthus triangulum diadema Fabricius, 1781 (Widespread through Africa, Madagascar and Palaearctic region)

        • Philanthus turneri Arnod, 1925 (South Africa)

        • Philanthus variolosus Arnold, 1932 (Ethiopia)

    • Tribe Philanthinini Menke, 1967

      • Genus Philanthinus de Beaumont, 1949

  • Subfamily Pseudoscolinae Menke, 1967

    • Genus Pseudoscolia Radoszkowski, 1876

      • Pseudoscolia aequatoria Prentice and Pulawski, 2004 (Kenya)

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Links

CATALOG OF WORLD SPHECIDAE sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding bees) compiled by Wojciech J. Pulawski (California Academy of Sciences).

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Photograph © Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

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