Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 47
452
1150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 44
440
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
197
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Papua New Guinea
16 Families width 824 Species and 28 Subspecies | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 660 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841 | Thynnid Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 31 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Papua New Guinea | Superfamily | Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps | 7
46
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Chrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies | 3
4
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
116
660 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Thynnoidea
Pilgrim & al., 2008
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
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
30
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Aculeata at artfakta.se
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