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Ectemnius sexcinctus (Fabricius, 1775)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ectemnius sexcinctus (Fabricius, 1775)
Name authority
(Fabricius, 1775)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Crabronidae
Genus
Ectemnius
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderAculeata
  9. superfamilyApoidea
  10. familyCrabronidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyCrabroninae Latreille, 1802
  12. tribeCrabronini Latreille, 1802
  13. subtribeCrabronina Latreille, 1802
  14. genusEctemnius Dahlbom, 1845
  15. speciesEctemnius sexcinctus (Fabricius, 1775)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ectemnius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ectemnius alpheus Pate, 1946CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius chagrinatus Leclercq, 1950CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius chrysites (Kohl, 1892)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius craesus (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius crippsi (Arnold, 1927)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius crudator Leclercq, 1968CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius cuernosi Leclercq, 1963CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius curictensis (Mader, 1940)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius discrepans (Giffard, 1915)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius distinctus (F. Smith, 1856)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius dives (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectemnius dizoster Pate, 1947CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 236 records assigned to Crabronidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Ectemnius yosemite Pate, 1946 Pate, 1946synonym
Ectemnius zonatus (Panzer, 1797) (Panzer, 1797)synonym
Sphex quadricinctus (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787)synonym
Crabro cinctus Spinola, 1806 Spinola, 1806ambiguous synonym
Lestica sexcincta (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775)synonym
Crabro saundersi R. Perkins, 1899 R. Perkins, 1899synonym
Crabro sexcinctus Fabricius, 1775 Fabricius, 1775synonym
Crabro tibialis Olivier, 1792 Olivier, 1792ambiguous synonym
Crabro zonatus Panzer, 1797 Panzer, 1797synonym
Solenius sexcinctus (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775)synonym
Sphex interruptefasciatus Retzius, 1783 Retzius, 1783synonym
Sphex cribrarius quatuorcinctus Christ, 1791 Christ, 1791synonym
Clytochrysus sexcinctus (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775)synonym
Crabro octomaculatus Preyssler, 1793 Preyssler, 1793ambiguous synonym
Ectemnius interruptefasciatus (Retzius, 1783) (Retzius, 1783)synonym
Crabro flavipes Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835 Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835ambiguous synonym
Clytochrysus zonatus (Panzer, 1797) (Panzer, 1797)synonym
Crabro interruptefasciatus (Retzius, 1783) (Retzius, 1783)synonym
Crabro quadricinctus Fabricius, 1787 Fabricius, 1787synonym
Crabro tetraedrus Blanchard, 1840 Blanchard, 1840synonym
Crabro vespiformis Panzer, 1798 Panzer, 1798synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1023192 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38PLM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.