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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
680
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
679
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
652
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
535
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
101
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
98
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
75
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galveston County
14 Families width 122 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants50SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees7SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees6SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees20SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees23SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802)Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galveston County
75 Genera with 122 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Agapostemon Sweat Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1879Mining bee3SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1869Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Ashmeadiella Cockerell, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Augochloropsis Cockerell, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1917Sand Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1878Bumble Bee5SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1824Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chrysis Linnaeus, 1881Cuckoo Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1872Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1898Cellophane bees2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1968Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Diadasia Patton, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1854Leaf-cutter Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1936Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 2018Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1895End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hemisiella Moure, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1895Base-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1878And Resin Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1896Long-horned Bee8SpeciesTaxom
Melitoma Lepeletier &..., 18041SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1872Mason bee1SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratiphia Sichel, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Parnopes Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Perdita Smith, 1897Fairy Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1906Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Protandrena Cockerell, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psaenythia Gerstäcker, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopanurgus Cockerell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodes Latreille, 1898Blood Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1903Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Svastra Holmberg, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Triepeolus Robertson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galveston County
122 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Agapostemon (Notagapostemon) nasutus Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Andrena (Tylandrena) erythrogaster Ashmead, 1890Red-tailed Andrena
Andrena simulata (Smith, 1879)⇒ Andrena canadensis Dalla Torre, 1896
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anthidiellum (Loyolanthidium) notatum Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Anthophora (Melea) bomboides Kirby, 1837Bumble-bee-mimic Anthophora
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) montana Cresson, 1869Rocky Mountain Anthophora
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) cactorum (Cockerell, 1897)⇒ Ashmeadiella aridula Cockerell, 1910
Bembix hinei Parker, 1917
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Fraternobombus) fraternus Smith, 1854Southern plains bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Separatobombus) morrisoni (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Bombus morrisoni Cresson, 1878
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Chalicodoma subexilis Cockerell, 1908
Chrysis angolensis Radoszkowski, 1881Cuckoo wasp
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) texana Cresson, 1872
Colletes aberrans Cockerell, 1897Aberrant Cellophane Bee
Colletes kincaidii Cockerell, 1898
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) punctulata (Emery, 1895)⇒ Crematogaster lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster isolata Buren, 1968
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) rinconis Cockerell, 1897
Diadasia (Dasiapis) olivacea Cresson, 1878
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) curvatum Smith, 1854
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex smithi (Cole, 1936)⇒ Dorymyrmex insana Buckley, 1866
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Epeolus diadematus Onuferko, 2018
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus Say, 1837Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus (Seladonia) tripartitus Cockerell, 1895
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) semicaeruleum Cockerell, 1895
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) desertum Smith, 1879
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) sisymbrii Cockerell, 1895
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Myrafant) obliquicanthus (Cole, 1953)⇒ Temnothorax obliquicanthus Cole, 1953
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Lithurgus (Lithurgopsis) apicalis (Cresson, 1875)⇒ Lithurgopsis apicalis Cresson, 1875
Megachile (Acentron) albitarsis Cresson, 1872White-footed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) lippiae Cockerell, 1900
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae Cockerell, 1897
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris Say, 1831
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile chelostomoides Gribodo, 1894
Megachile morio (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile pruina Smith, 1853
Megachile zaptlana Cresson, 1878
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) agilis Cresson, 1878Agile Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) grindeliae Cockerell, 1898
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) menuachus Cresson, 1868
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) subagilis Cockerell, 1905
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) submenuacha Cockerell, 1897
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) tristis Cockerell, 1894
Melissodes (Melissodes) tepaneca Cresson, 1878Tepanec Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Tachymelissodes) sphaeralceae Cockerell, 1896
Melitoma segmentaria Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) erebus Melander, 1903
Osmia (Melanosmia) texana Cresson, 1872Texas Mason Bee
Oxybelus cornutus Robertson, 1889
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Perdita (Cockerellia) scopata Timberlake, 1953
Perdita (Perdita) sexmaculata Cockerell, 1895Six-spotted Perdita
Perdita mentzeliarum Cockerell, 1897
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole ceres Wheeler, 1904
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudopanurgus (Pterosarus) albitarsis Cresson, 1872
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Sphecodes asclepiadis Cockerell, 1898
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex nudus (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tachytes fulviventris Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Triepeolus lunatus Say, 1824
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Xylocopa (Schonnherria) micans Lepeletier, 1841Southern Carpenter Bee

Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Galveston County
SuperfamilyApoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps
7
35
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyFormicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
26
50
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTiphioidea
Parker, 1982
1
1
0
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
4
11
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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