Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 39
327
877 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 37
325
872 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
183
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
14 Families width 665 Species and 31 Subspecies | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 407 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902 | Sclerogibbid wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 41 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Ghana | Superfamily | Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps | 5
49
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Chrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies | 4
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
85
407 | 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
40
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Aculeata at artfakta.se
Aculeata at dyntaxa.se
Aculeata at itis.gov
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