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Tribe Philanthini

Bee Wolf - Philanthus 7010305 Philanthus - Philanthus Wasp ID Request - Philanthus gibbosus Wasp - Philanthus gibbosus Bee wolf? - Philanthus gibbosus Excavator Wasp - Philanthus Humped Beewolf - Philanthus gibbosus - Philanthus gibbosus wasp - Philanthus politus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps)
Family Crabronidae (Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies)
Subfamily Philanthinae
Tribe Philanthini
Numbers
32 spp. (all but one in Philanthus) in 2 genera in our area, ~170 spp. in 3 genera total(1)