Checklist of Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
1635
2957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 249
1633
2955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1602
2916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1345
2576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 29
197
413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 28
194
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
144
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesser Antilles
12 Families width 356 Species and 15 Subspecies | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 202 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841 | Thynnid Wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Lesser Antilles | Superfamily | Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps | 6
54
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Chrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies | 1
3
57 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
70
202 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Thynnoidea
Pilgrim & al., 2008
| 1
5
0 | 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 | 3
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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