Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
358
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 78
266
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 10
35
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 10
35
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 5
25
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Christmas Island
5 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Christmas Island
25 Genera with 30 Species #ABCHLMNOPST
| Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apis Linnaeus, 1758 | Honey Bee | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1888 | Black carpenter ant | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homalictus Cockerell, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lasioglossum Curtis, 1900 | Base-banded Furrow Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanilla Emery, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachile Latreille, 1900 | And Resin Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megapolistes van der Vecht, 1968 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1901 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1858 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901 | Crazy ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | Pheidole Westwood, 1839 | Big-headed Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1888 | Paper nest wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syllophopsis Santschi, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 2022 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Christmas Island
30 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 | Drone-Bee | | Brachyponera christmasi Donisthorpe, 1935 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870 | Northern common sugar ant | | Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909 | | | Camponotus andrewsi Donisthorpe, 1936 | Ovate mysella | | Camponotus mackayensis Forel, 1902 | | | Camponotus melichloros Kirby, W.F., 1888 | | | Homalictus (Homalictus) andrewsi (W. F. Kirby, 1900) | ⇒ Lasioglossum andrewsi W.F. Kirby, 1900 | | Lasioglossum andrewsi W.F. Kirby, 1900 | | | Leptanilla swani Wheeler, W.M., 1932 | | | Leptogenys harmsi Donisthorpe, 1935 | | | Megachile nivescens W. F. Kirby, 1900 | | | Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | | Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | Forest parrot ant | | Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901 | | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901) | ⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | | Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859 | Northern broadnosed killer ant | | Polistes (Gyrostoma) balder Kirby, 1888 | | | Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933 | Ample roughmya | | Stigmatomma zwaluwenburgi Williams, 1946 | | | Syllophopsis subcoeca Emery, 1894 | | | Tapinoma jandai Seifert, 2025 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma pithecorum Seifert, 2022 | | | Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921 | Ant |
Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Christmas Island | Superfamily | Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps | 3
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
19
25 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social wasps, Spider wasps, Velvet ants, Vespoid wasps, Yellowjackets | 1
2
1 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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