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Crossocerus Lepeletier & Brullé

	Crossocerus angolae Leclercq, 2008 (Angola) Crossocerus bukavu Leclercq, 2008 (Democratic Republic of Congo) Crossocerus bulawayoensis (Arnold, 1932) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe) Crossocerus brunniventris (Arnold, 1932) (Zimbabwe) Crossocerus burungaensis (Arnold, 1934) (Democratic Republic of Congo) Crossocerus capax Leclercq, 2008 (Kenya) Crossocerus gaboni Leclercq, 2008 (Gabon)
	Crossocerus glabricornis (Arnold, 1926) (South Africa)
	Crossocerus hirtitibia (Arnold, 1944) (Madagascar) Crossocerus lokojae Leclercq, 2008 (Nigeria)
	Crossocerus micromegas (Saussure, 1892) (Madagascar)
	Crossocerus minitulus (Arnold, 1944) (Zimbabwe) Crossocerus repositus (Arnold, 1944) (Zimbabwe) Crossocerus riparium (Arnold, 1926) (Zimbabwe) Crossocerus ruandensis (Arnold, 1932) (Democratic Republic of Congo) Crossocerus ruwenzoriensis (Arnold, 1926) (Uganda) Crossocerus sciaphillus Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo) Crossocerus segregatus Leclercq, 1958 (Democratic Republic of Congo) Crossocerus senonus Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo) Crossocerus sociabilis (Arnold, 1932) (Madagascar, Zimbabwe) Crossocerus tropicalis (Arnold, 1947) (Tanzania) Crossocerus turneri (Arnold, 1927) (South Africa) Crossocerus upembae Leclercq, 2008 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Distribution	Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian regions.
Biology	Females make their nests in plant stems and provision with flies (Chloropidae, Lonchaeidae, Muscidae, Otitidae, Syrphidae, Tephritidae are commonly used).
References	Bohart, R.M. & Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. Brothers D.J. 1999. Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea) Zoologica Scripta 28: 233–250. Finnamore, A.T. & Michener, C.D. 1993. Superfamily Apoidea (pp. 279-357). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp. Leclercq J. 2008. Hyménoptères Crabroniens du genre Crossocerus Lepeletier & Brullé 1835 de la Région afrotropicale (Hymenoptera : Crabronidae Crabroninae). Entomologie faunistique - Faunistic Entomology 61: 3-22. http://popups.ulg.ac.be/2030-6318/index.php?id=182
Links	CATALOG OF WORLD SPHECIDAE sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding bees) compiled by Wojciech J. Pulawski (California Academy of Sciences).
Credits	Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).