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Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Brazoria County (Texas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		237
1231
1578		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		236
1228
1575		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		222
1194
1519		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		157
1058
1382		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		30
122
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		26
114
126		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		15
74
108		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazoria County
15 Families width 108 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants58SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees10SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees3SpeciesTaxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840Dryinid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees15SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802)Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae (Leach, 1815)And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazoria County
74 Genera with 108 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1872Agapostemon Sweat Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1930Mining bee3SpeciesTaxom
Anteon Jurine, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1758Carder Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1837Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Augochlora Smith, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Augochlorella Sandhouse, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Augochloropsis Cockerell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1848Bumble Bee5SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1837Little Carpenter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1802
Cellophane bees0SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1862Acrobat Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dialictus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866
Cone ants0SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904
Potter Wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Goniozus Förster, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1791End-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Holopyga Dahlbom, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1837Masked Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1898Long-horned Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Myzinum Latreille, 0New World Banded Thynnid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1854Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1837Mason bee2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1802Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1773Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1916Cuckoo Carder Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1863Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Acorn Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1763Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1771Carpenter bees2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazoria County
108 Species
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) angelicus Cockerell, 1924
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) splendens Lepeletier, 1841Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) texanus Cresson, 1872Green sweat bee
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Andrena (Callandrena) sitiliae Viereck, 1909
Andrena (Plastandrena) crataegi Robertson, 1893Hawthorn Andrena
Andrena (Rhacandrena) brevipalpis Cockerell, 1930Short-Tongued Miner Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthophora (Melea) abrupta Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Augochlora (Augochlora) pura Say, 1837Augochlora Sweat Bee
Augochlorella aurata Smith, 1853Golden Sweat Bee
Augochloropsis (Paraugochloropsis) metallica Fabricius, 1793Green Metallic Sweat Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) impatiens Cresson, 1863Common eastern bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus edwardsii (Nylander, 1848)⇒ Bombus melanopygus Nylander, 1848
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) dupla (Say, 1837)⇒ Ceratina floridana Mitchell, 1962
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Crabro peltarius Schreber, 1784
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Habropoda laboriosa Fabricius, 1804Blueberry Habropoda
Halictus (Monilapis) confusus Smith, 1853Confusing Furrow Bee
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus Say, 1837Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus (Protohalictus) rubicundus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Halictus rubicundus Christ, 1791
Holopyga ventralis
Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus Say, 1837Modest Masked Bee
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Megachile (Acentron) albitarsis Cresson, 1872White-footed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Melanosarus) xylocopoides Smith, 1853Carpenter-mimic Leaf-cutter Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) agilis Cresson, 1878Agile Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Melissodes) comptoides Robertson, 1898Brown-winged Long-horned Bee
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium indet
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myzinum carolinianum Panzer Panzer, 0
Nomada articulata Smith, 1854Articulated Nomad
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Osmia (Diceratosmia) conjuncta Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Osmia) lignaria Say, 1837Blue orchard bee
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina pubens Forel, 1893Ant
Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Sphecius speciosus Drury, 1773Cicada hawk
Stelis (Dolichostelis) perpulchra Crawford, 1916
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Xylocopa (Schonnherria) micans Lepeletier, 1841Southern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica Linnaeus, 1771Carpenter bee

Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Brazoria County
SuperfamilyApoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps		7
28
40		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyChrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies		3
3
1		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyFormicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
32
58		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyTiphioidea
Parker, 1982
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyVespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social wasps, Spider wasps, Velvet ants, Vespoid wasps, Yellowjackets		3
10
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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