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Philanthus
| Description | Beewolves (genus Philanthus), also known as bee-hunters or bee-killer wasps, are solitary, predatory wasps, most of which prey on bees, hence their common name. The adult females dig tunnels in the ground for nesting, while the territorial males mark twigs and other objects with pheromones to claim the territory from competing males. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Crabronidae : Philanthus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Philanthidae : Philanthus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Philanthus Fabricius, 1790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Fabricius, Johann C. 1790. Nova insectorum genera. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 1(1): 213-228. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. C. Fabricius. 1790. Nova insectorum genera. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 1(1):213-238 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Philanthus adamsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus albopictus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus albopilosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus amabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus ammochrysus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus annulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Philanthus arizonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus arnoldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus asmarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus avidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus banabacoa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus barbatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus barbiger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus basalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus basilaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus basilewskyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus bicinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus bilineatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus bilunatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus bimacula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus boharti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus bredoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus brevicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus bucephalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus camerunensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus capensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus coronatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus crabroniformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus crotoniphilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus curvimaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus decemmaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus dentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus depredator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus desertorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus dichrous species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus dimidiatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus dufouri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus elegantissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus femoralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus flagellarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus flavipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus fossulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus foveatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus fuscipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus genalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus gibbosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus glaber species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus gloriosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus gwaaiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus hellmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus histrio species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus impatiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus intermedius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus inversus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus kaszabi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus kohlii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus kokandicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus komarowi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus laticeps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus lepidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus levini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus limatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus lingyuanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus loeflingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus madagascariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus major species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus melanderi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus michelbacheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus mongolicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus multimaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus namaqua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus nasalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus natalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus neomexicanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus nepalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus nigritus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus nigrohirtus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus nitidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus nobilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus notatulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus nursei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus oraniensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus ordinarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus pacificus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus pallidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus parkeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus pilifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus politus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus promontorii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus psyche species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus pulchellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus pulcher species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus pulcherrimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus punjabensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus radamae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus ramakrishnae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus reinigi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus rubidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus rubriventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus rugosifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus rugosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus rutilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus sanbornii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus saxigenus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Philanthus schulthessi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus schusteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus scrutator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus sculpturatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus serrulatae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus sicarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus soikai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus solivagus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus sparsipunctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus spiniger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus stecki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus strigulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus stygius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus subconcolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus sulphureus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus sumptuosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus taantes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus tarsatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus tenellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus triangulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus tricinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus tricolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus turneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus variegatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus variolosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus ventilabris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus ventralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus venustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus walteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus werneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus yerburyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philanthus zebratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1790 | Philanthus Fabricius p. 224 |
| 1796 | Philanthus Latreille p. 133 |
| 1798 | Philanthus Fabricius p. 268 |
| 1802 | Philanthus Latreille p. 366 |
| 1992 | Philanthus Carpenter |
| 2014 | Philanthus Pulawski |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
