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Crabronidae is a large family of wasps, that includes nearly all of the species formerly comprising the now-defunct superfamily Sphecoidea. It collectively includes well over 200 genera, containing well over 9000 species. Crabronids were originally a part of Sphecidae, but the latter name is now restricted to a separate family based on what was once the subfamily Sphecinae. As this change is very recent, it seems likely that the subfamilies of Crabronidae will each eventually be treated as families in their own right, as they have been treated as such by many authorities in the past (as in the catalog linked below).

• Subfamily Astatinae (incl. Dinetinae)

• Subfamily Bembicinae

• Tribe Bembicini

• Bembix Fabricius 1775
• Zyzzyx Pate 1937, etc.

• Tribe Gorytini

• Sphecius, etc.

• Subfamily Crabroninae (incl. Eremiaspheciinae)

• Crabro
• Aha
• Dalara, etc

• Subfamily Mellininae

• Mellinus
• Xenosphex

• Subfamily Pemphredoninae

• Microstigmus
• Pemphredon, etc.

• Subfamily Philanthinae

• Cerceris
• Philanthus, etc.

• etc.

b>Crabronidae is a large family of wasps, that includes nearly all of the species formerly comprising the now-defunct superfamily Sphecoidea. It collectively includes well over 200 genera, containing well over 9000 species. Crabronids were originally a part of Sphecidae, but the latter name is now restricted to a separate family based on what was once the subfamily Sphecinae. As this change is very recent, it seems likely that the subfamilies of Crabronidae will each eventually be treated as families in their own right, as they have been treated as such by many authorities in the past (as in the catalog linked below).

• Subfamily Astatinae (incl. Dinetinae)

• Subfamily Bembicinae

• Tribe Bembicini

• Bembix Fabricius 1775
• Zyzzyx Pate 1937, etc.

• Tribe Gorytini

• Sphecius, etc.

• Subfamily Crabroninae (incl. Eremiaspheciinae)

• Crabro
• Aha
• Dalara, etc

• Subfamily Mellininae

• Mellinus
• Xenosphex

• Subfamily Pemphredoninae

• Microstigmus
• Pemphredon, etc.

• Subfamily Philanthinae

• Cerceris
• Philanthus, etc.

• etc.

References

• Catalog of Sphecidae that includes Crabronidae, at Cal Academy

External links

• Image Gallery from Gembloux
• Larra spp., mole cricket hunters on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site

The Family Crabronidae is a member of the Superfamily Apoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Crabronidae:

• Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
  • Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
    • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
      • Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
        • Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
          • Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
            • Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
              • Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
                • Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
                  • Superclass: Panhexapoda
                    • Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
                      • Subclass: Dicondylia
                        • Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
                          • Superorder: Hymenopterida
                            • Order: Hymenoptera C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Ants, Bees, and Wasps
                              • Suborder: Apocrita - Ants, Bees
                                • Superfamily: Apoidea Latreille, 1802
                                  • Family: Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 - cicadakillers, crabronid wasps, mud daubers, sand wasps