Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 332
2972
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
2971
5514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 314
2913
5427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
2459
4791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 40
413
868 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 38
411
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
220
662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gauteng
17 Families width 662 Species and 5 Subspecies | Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840 | Ampulicid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 115 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 171 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Melittidae Schenk, 1860 | Melittid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841 | Thynnid Wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 53 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Gauteng | Superfamily | Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps | 8
91
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Chrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies | 2
7
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
54
171 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Thynnoidea
Pilgrim & al., 2008
| 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tiphioidea
Parker, 1982
| 1
3
6 | 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 | 4
64
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Aculeata at artfakta.se
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