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Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Northwestern Ontario (Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		312
1718
2457		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		312
1718
2457		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		296
1667
2346		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		213
1451
2049		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		46
279
332		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		37
245
293		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		16
85
172		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwestern Ontario
16 Families width 172 Species and 1 Subspecies
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees18SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves28SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees6SpeciesTaxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840Dryinid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees22SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees38SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants39SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant0SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sierolomorphidae Krombein, 1951Sierolomorphid wasp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwestern Ontario
85 Genera with 172 Species
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Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1775Agapostemon Sweat Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Alysson Panzer, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1904Mining bee5SpeciesTaxom
Anteon Jurine, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1758Carder Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1798Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Augochlora Smith, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Augochlorella Sandhouse, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Augochloropsis Cockerell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1824Stink Bug Hunter Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 0Bumble Bee28SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Calliopsis Smith, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Cephalonomia Westwood, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1879Little Carpenter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1913Weevil Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysis Linnaeus, 1791Cuckoo Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Cleptes Latreille, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1878Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1906Cellophane bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 18294SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dialictus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1900
Leaf-cutter Bee0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1790Squarehead Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Elampus Spinola, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Entomognathus Dahlbom, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Epinysson Pate, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Evylaeus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1791End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hedychridium Abeille de P..., 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1837Lesser Masons3SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1853Masked Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Lindenius Lepeletier d..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1906Long-horned Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mimesa Shuckard, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Miscophus Jurine, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Nesepyris Bridwell, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1872Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Omalus Panzer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1837Mason bee5SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Passaloecus Shuckard, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Pemphredon Latreille, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1839
Big-headed Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1798Bee-hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1927
Cutworm Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomalus Ashmead, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sierolomorpha Ashmead, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1878Cuckoo Carder Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1856Black cockroach hunter2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Triepeolus Robertson, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1918Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Ontario
172 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) sericeus Förster, 1771Silky Agapostemon
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) texanus Cresson, 1872Green sweat bee
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) virescens Fabricius, 1775Bicolored Agapostemon
Alysson triangulifer Provancher, 1887Lens pod milkvetch
Andrena (Melandrena) nivalis Smith, 1853Snowy Andrena
Andrena (Melandrena) vicina Smith, 1853Neighborly Andrena
Andrena (Micrandrena) melanochroa Cockerell, 1898Rose Miner Bee
Andrena (Taeniandrena) wilkella Kirby, 1802Andrenine Bee
Andrena (Thysandrena) w-scripta Viereck, 1904W-Marked Miner Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata Panzer, 1798Fork Tailed Flower Bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Arachnospila imbecilla Evans, 1951
Astata occidentalis Cresson, 1881
Augochlora (Augochlora) pura Say, 1837Augochlora Sweat Bee
Augochlorella aurata Smith, 1853Golden Sweat Bee
Augochloropsis (Paraugochloropsis) metallica Fabricius, 1793Green Metallic Sweat Bee
Bicyrtes ventralis Say, 1824
Bombus (Bombus) affinis Cresson, 1863Rusty patch bumble bee
Bombus (Bombus) occidentalis (Greene, 1858)⇒ Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Cullumanobombus) rufocinctus Cresson, 1863Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) ashtoni Cresson, 1864Ashton cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) citrinus Smith, 1854Lemon cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) fernaldae (Franklin, 1911)⇒ Bombus flavidus Eversmann, 1852
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)⇒ Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Greene, 1860Suckley Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons Cresson, 1863Yellow head bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854Frigid Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) huntii Greene, 1860Hunt bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758New garden bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) impatiens Cresson, 1863Common eastern bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) melanopygus Nylander, 1848Black tail bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878Fuzzy-horned bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
Bombus (Pyrobombus) sandersoni Franklin, 1913Sanderson bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) sylvicola Kirby, 1837Forest bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837Orange-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854Half-black bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) appositus Cresson, 1878Mountain Bumble Bee
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) borealis Kirby, 1837Northern amber bumble bee
Bombus sg
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Calliopsis (Calliopsis) andreniformis Smith, 1853Eastern Calliopsis Bee
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Cephalonomia mycetophila Kieffer, 1906
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson, 1900Spurred Carpenter Bee
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) dupla (Say, 1837)⇒ Ceratina floridana Mitchell, 1962
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) strenua Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Cerceris atramontensis Banks, 1913
Chrysis ignita Linnaeus, 1758Rubytail wasp
Chrysis iris Christ, 1791
Cleptes semiauratus Linnaeus, 1761Wasp
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) moesta Cresson, 1864
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) porterae Cockerell, 1900Porter'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) sodalis Cresson, 1878Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
Colletes solidaginis Swenk, 1906Goldenrod Cellophane Bee
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) impressifrons Smith, 1856
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) leucostoma Linnaeus, 1758White Mouthed Digger Wasp
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) nigritus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) elongatulus Vander Linden, 1829Slender Digger Wasp
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) ruficornis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Ectemnius arcuatus Say, 1837
Ectemnius (Ectemnius) dives Lepeletier &..., 1835
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) arcuatus Say, 1837
Ectemnius (Metacrabro) cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Ectemnius cavifrons Thomson, 1870
Ectemnius (Metacrabro) maculosus Gmelin, 1790
Elampus marginatus (Patton, 1879)⇒ Omalus iridescens Norton, 1879
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Epinysson tramosericus Viereck, 1904
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus Say, 1837Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus (Protohalictus) rubicundus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Halictus rubicundus Christ, 1791
Hoplitis (Formicapis) robusta Nylander, 1848
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) anthocopoides Schenck, 1853Mason Bee
Hoplitis (Monumetha) albifrons Kirby, 1837White-Fronted Small-Mason
Hylaeus (Cephalylaeus) basalis Smith, 1853Basal Masked Bee
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) laevissimum Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) leucocomum Lovell, 1908
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) pilosum Smith, 1853Hairy Metallic-Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) versans Lovell, 1905Dull Metallic-Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) acuminatum McGinley, 1986Pointed Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) coriaceum Smith, 1853Leathery Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) leucozonium Schrank, 1781Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) zonulum Smith, 1848Banded Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum callophrys Ebmer, 2002
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Lindenius columbianus Kohl, 1892
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) lippiae Cockerell, 1900
Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841Banded Mud Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) melanophaea Smith, 1853Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter Bee
Melissodes (Callimelissodes) lupina Cresson, 1878
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) illata Lovell & Coc..., 1906
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Mimesa ezra Pate, 1944
Miscophus (Miscophus) americanus Fox, 1890
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Nesepyris virginianus Evans, 1964
Nomada texana Cresson, 1872Texas Nomad Bee
Nysson hesperus Bohart, 1968
Omalus aeneus Fabricius, 1787
Osmia (Cephalosmia) subaustralis Cockerell, 1900
Osmia (Melanosmia) bucephala Cresson, 1864Bufflehead Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) simillima Smith, 1853Similar Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) tersula Cockerell, 1912Wide-Banded Mason Bee
Osmia (Osmia) lignaria Say, 1837Blue orchard bee
Oxybelus emarginatus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Passaloecus cuspidatus Smith, 1856
Passaloecus eremita Kohl, 1893
Pemphredon (Pemphredon) lugubris (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pemphredon lugens Dahlbom, 1842
Pemphredon montana Dahlbom, 1845
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Psenulus pallipes Panzer, 1798Pale Footed Black Wasp
Pseudomalus purpuratus Provancher, 1881
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Sierolomorpha canadensis Provancher, 1888
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stelis foederalis Smith, 1854Federal Cuckoo Carder Bee
Stelis nitida Cresson, 1878
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Tachysphex pompiliformis Panzer, 1805
Tachysphex terminatus (Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachysphex similis Rohwer, 1910
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Triepeolus eliseae Rightmyer, 2017
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) attenuatum F. Smith, 1851Slender Wood Borer Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Northwestern Ontario
SuperfamilyApoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps		7
47
114		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyChrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies		3
9
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyFormicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
20
39		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyTiphioidea
Parker, 1982
1
1
1		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
8
10		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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