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Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1569
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1258
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
362
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
361
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
105
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
13 Families width 158 Species and 1 Subspecies
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees15SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies22SpeciesTaxom
Apidae (Latreille, 1802)Bumble bees31SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants58SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves7SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosidae Fox, 1894Myrmosid Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
105 Genera with 158 Species
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Acunomia Cockerell, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Afronomia Pauly, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1887Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Austronomia Michener, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Calliopsis Smith, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1879Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1975Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1969Little Carpenter Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1875Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1894End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonomia Ashmead, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Indomyrma Brown, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Kudakrumia Krombein, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Labus Saussure, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1985Mole Cricket Hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 2001Base-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Macronomia Cockerell, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1908Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1877Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhalictus Cockerell, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pareumenes Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1902Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Polemistus de Saussure, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1902False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pristobethylus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodes Latreille, 1835Blood Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1791Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1883
Black cockroach hunter0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1977Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Tiphia Fabricius, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees7SpeciesTaxom
Yavnella Kugler, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Zeugomutilla Chen, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
158 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allorhynchium argentatum Fabricius, 1804
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) andrewsi Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) comberi Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) zonata Linnaeus, 1758
Ammophila atripes F. Smith, 1852
Ammophila laevigata F. Smith, 1856
Anochetus pupulatus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Antepipona biguttata Fabricius, 1787
Antepipona frontalis Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona minutissima Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona rufescens Smith, 1857
Antepipona sibilans Cameron, 1903
Antodynerus limbatus Saussure, 1852
Antodynerus punctatipennis Saussure, 1852
Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Braunsapis picitarsis Cameron, 1902
Braunsapis puangensis Cockerell, 1929
Calliopsis (Verbenapis) michenerella Shinn & Engel, 2003
Calyptomyrmex vedda Baroni Urbani, 1975
Calyptomyrmex wittmeri Baroni Urbani, 1975
Camponotus (Colobopsis) phragmaticola Donisthorpe, 1943
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Cardiocondyla goa Seifert, 2003
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Cerapachys indicus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Ceratina (Ceratinidia) simillima Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Pithitis) binghami Cockerell, 1908
Ceratina apatela Engel, 2018
Ceratina canarensis Cockerell, 1919
Ceratina waini Shiokawa & S..., 1969
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) capitata Smith, 1854
Coelioxys confusa Smith, 1875
Crematogaster aitkenii Forel, 1902
Delta conoideum Gmelin, 1790
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Dicranorhina dinesani Mawadda, 2019
Dicranorhina georgei Mawadda & Gi..., 0
Dicranorhina sreeramani Mawadda & Gi..., 0
Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995
Eumenes (Eumenes) architectus Smith, 1858
Eumenes belli Giordani Soika, 1973
Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852
Halictus latisignatus Cameron, 1908
Halictus vicinus Vachal, 1894
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Indomyrma dasypyx Brown, 1986
Kudakrumia mirabilis Krombein, 1979
Kudakrumia rangnekari Kumar, Lelej..., 2019
Labus pusillus Vecht, 1963
Larra vechti Sudheendraku..., 1985
Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) albescens Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Lasioglossum nathanae Pauly, 2001
Leptogenys carinata Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys dalyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys longiscapa Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Lipotriches (Austronomia) notiomorpha Hirashima, 1978
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) atratus Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Amegachile) bicolor Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) disjuncta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) hera Bingham, 1897
Megachile (Neocressoniella) carbonaria (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile gemula Cresson, 1878
Megachile carnitica
Megachile conjuncta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile devadatta Cockerell, 1907
Megachile laticeps Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Meranoplus bellii Forel, 1902
Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Myrmecina striata Emery, 1889
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Nomada psilocera Kohl, 1908
Nomia crassipes Fabricius, 1789
Nomia curvipes Fabricius, 1793
Nomia ellioti Smith, 1875
Nomia iridescens Smith, 1853Dosinia lucine
Nomia rufitarsis Smith, 1875
Nomia westwoodi Gribodo, 1894
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla tesseronoda Emery, 1877Downy venus
Parancistrocerus jaferpaloti Girish Kumar..., 2016
Pareumenes brevirostratus Saussure, 1856
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Platythyrea sagei Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Polemistus raoi Sudheendraku..., 1985
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) thrinax Roger, 1863Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis gracilior Forel, 1893
Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893Snuffbox
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Pristobethylus indicus
Psenulus leucognathus van Lith, 1976
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) stenotarsus Baker, 2002
Pseudapis carcharodonta Baker, 2002
Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Sphecodes scabricollis Wesmael, 1835Rough-backed blood bee
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893
Strumigenys lyroessa Roger, 1862
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Subancistrocerus sichelii Saussure, 1856
Tapinoma (Micromyrma) indicum Forel, 1895
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium rossi Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium rugigaster Bolton, 1977Truncate softshell
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam
Thyreus ceylonicus Friese, 1905
Thyreus himalayensis Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775
Thyreus massuri Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus medius Meyer, 1921
Thyreus smithii Dalla Torre, 1896
Thyreus surniculus Lieftinck, 1959
Thyreus takaonis Cockerell, 1911
Tiphia dampara
Tiphia lawrencei Allen, 1975
Tiphia nilgiria Allen, 1975
Trypoxylon lamellatum Tsuneki, 1979
Tyrannomyrmex alii Sadasivan & ..., 2017
Tyrannomyrmex dux Borowiec, 2007
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa mimetica Cockerell, 1915
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) bryorum Fabricius, 1775
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) magnifica Cockerell, 1929
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) tenuiscapa Westwood, 1840Aztec tobacco
Xylocopa (Nodula) amethystina Fabricius, 1793
Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquebarica Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Xylocopa (Zonohirsuta) dejeanii (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa bhowara Maa, 1938
Yavnella indica Kugler, J., 1987
Zethus (Zethus) ceylonicus Saussure, 1867
Zeugomutilla spinulosa André, 1898

Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Kerala
SuperfamilyApoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps
6
38
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyFormicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
47
58
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTiphioidea
Parker, 1982
1
1
3
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
18
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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