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Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
109
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
6
64
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Bengal
6 Families width 112 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants61SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees16SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies27SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees4SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Bengal
64 Genera with 112 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1858Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1909European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee4SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1852Bumble Bee6SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1841Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1942Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Chronoxenus Santschi, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1835driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Goniozus Förster, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Labus Saussure, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1858Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1882And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Myopopone Roger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Perissomyrmex Smith, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1885Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1893False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomastix Forel, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1890Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants4SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
112 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops hingstoni Smith, 1858
Aenictus brevicornis Mayr, 1879Tubercled blossom
Aenictus clavitibia Forel, 1901Round combshell
Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Aenictus pachycerus Smith, 1858Alabama pearlshell
Aenictus shuckardi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Amegilla (Micramegilla) mucorea Klug, 1845
Ancistrocerus xanthodesmus Schrottky, 1909
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Antepipona biguttata Fabricius, 1787
Antepipona bipustulata Saussure, 1856
Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Antepipona pruthii Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona sibilans Cameron, 1903
Antepipona tytides Cameron, 1904
Antodynerus flavescens Fabricius, 1775
Antodynerus limbatus Saussure, 1852
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) genalis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) tunicatus Smith, 1852
Bombus (Festivobombus) festivus Smith, 1861Delicate tellin
Bombus (Orientalibombus) haemorrhoidalis Smith, 1852
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavescens Smith, 1852
Bombus (Rufipedibombus) eximius Smith, 1852
Bothroponera tesserinoda Emery, 1877
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893Round combshell
Camponotus wasmanni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Cardiocondyla parvinoda Forel, 1902
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Centris violacea Lepeletier, 1841
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunnea Smith, F., 1857Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rothneyi Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster iridipennis Smith, 1865Brown dogwood
Crematogaster subnuda Mayr, 1879Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster walshi Forel, 1902Giant cleftclam
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835Brown ant
Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995
Eumenes (Eumenes) atrophicus Fabricius, 1798
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Eumenes assamensis Meade-Waldo, 1910
Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes sikkimensis Giordani Soika, 1986
Goniozus indicus Ashmead, 1903
Habropoda krishna Bingham, 1908
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Labus pusillus Vecht, 1963
Lasius (Chthonolasius) crinitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870Much-compressed montacutid
Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887
Megachile griseopicta Radoszkowski, 1882
Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium indet
Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879
Myopopone castanea Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Nomia buddha Westwood, 1875
Nomia strigata Fabricius, 1793
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Parapolybia nodosa Vecht, 1966
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Perissomyrmex monticola De Andrade, 1993
Perissomyrmex nepalensis (Radchenko, 2003)⇒ Perissomyrmex monticola De Andrade, 1993
Pheidole hospita Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole smythiesii Forel, 1902
Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Plagiolepis dichroa Forel, 1902
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Polyrhachis levior Roger, 1863
Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893Snuffbox
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) oxybeloides Smith, 1875
Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis indet
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetramorium christiei Forel, 1902
Tetramorium indicum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877Toughleaf dogwood
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam
Thyreus praestans Lieftinck, 1962
Trachusa (Paranthidium) longicornis Friese, 1902
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Zethus (Zethus) ceylonicus Saussure, 1867
Zethus trimaculatus Cameron, 1904

Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in West Bengal
SuperfamilyApoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps
3
14
23
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
38
61
Family
Genera
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
1
11
27
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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