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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
1709
2834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1708
2833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1641
2724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
1244
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
162
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
162
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
110
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West India
13 Families width 189 Species and 4 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants66SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies33SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees38SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves8SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees26SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees0SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae (Thomson, 1869)Flower bees11SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosidae Fox, 1894Myrmosid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West India
109 Genera with 189 Species
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Aenictus Shuckard, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Ammatomus A. Costa, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Ammobates Latreille, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ampulex Jurine, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1838Mining bee1SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1879Carder Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1892Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1961Desert ants1SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1841Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1969Little Carpenter Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1880Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chronoxenus Santschi, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 0Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1802
Cellophane bees0SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1802
Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees0SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosericus Spinola, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1894End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1904Lesser Masons3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Icteranthidium Michener, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Indanthidium Michener & G..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Indomyrma Brown, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Kudakrumia Krombein, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Labus Saussure, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1932Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1875And Resin Bees11SpeciesTaxom
Melikertes Engel, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Morgania Smith, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1875Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Odontochrydium Brauns, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oreumenoides Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhalictus Cockerell, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1902Big-headed Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Protobombus Cockerell, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Provespa Ashmead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 20044SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodes Latreille, 1838Blood Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Steganomus Ritsema, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Stenoheriades Tkalcu, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilbum Spinola, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1862Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tarsalia Morawitz, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Acorn Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1879Fierce Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets3SpeciesTaxom
Wainia Tkalcu, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Xenorhynchium Vecht, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1804Carpenter bees4SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Zeugomutilla Chen, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
189 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aenictus ambiguus Shuckard, 1840
Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964
Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Allorhynchium argentatum Fabricius, 1804
Amegilla (Glossamegilla) amymone Bingham, 1896
Amegilla (Micramegilla) latizona Spinola, 1838
Amegilla (Micramegilla) mucorea Klug, 1845
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) salviae Morawitz, 1876
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) subcoerulea Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Fabricius, 1775Blue banded bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulifera Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) niveocincta Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) puttalama Strand, 1913
Ammatomus alipes Bingham, 1897
Ammatomus amatorius F. Smith, 1875
Ammobates chionospilus Baker, 1974
Ampulex constanceae Cameron, 1891
Andrena (Suandrena) savignyi Spinola, 1838
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Antepipona pruthii Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona sibilans Cameron, 1903
Anthidium ardens Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Anthidium ordinatum Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Azteca petalocephala Longino, 1992
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Braunsapis puangensis Cockerell, 1929
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus radiatus Forel, 1892
Cardiocondyla carbonaria Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla opaca Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla shagrinata Seifert, 2003
Cataglyphis indicus Pisarski, 1961Dish surfclam
Centris violacea Lepeletier, 1841
Ceratina (Ceratinidia) simillima Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Pithitis) binghami Cockerell, 1908
Ceratina apatela Engel, 2018
Ceratina corbetti
Ceratina waini Shiokawa & S..., 1969
Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Chronoxenus myops Forel, 1895
Coelioxys (Liothyrapis) decipiens Spinola, 1838
Coelioxys apicata Smith, 1854
Coelioxys pasteeli Gupta, 1992
Coelioxys veeravaliensis
Crematogaster aberrans Forel, 1892
Crematogaster aitkenii Forel, 1902
Crematogaster wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Crossocerus ardens Cameron, 1890Fuchsia begonia
Cyrtolabulus interstitialis Cameron, 1902
Dasyproctus buddha (Cameron, 1889)⇒ Dasyproctus jungi Ma, 1936
Delta conoideum Gmelin, 1790
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Dicranorhina ruficornis Cameron, 1889
Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995
Eumenes belli Giordani Soika, 1973
Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852
Gastrosericus wroughtoni Cameron, 1889
Halictus latisignatus Cameron, 1908
Halictus vicinus Vachal, 1894
Hoplitis (Anthocopa) matheranensis Michener, 1966
Hoplitis brachypogon brachypogon Perez, 1879
Hoplitis indostana Cameron, 1904
Icteranthidium sinapinum Cockerell, 1911
Indanthidium crenulaticauda Michener & G..., 1994
Indomyrma dasypyx Brown, 1986
Kudakrumia rangnekari Kumar, Lelej..., 2019
Labus humbertianus Saussure, 1867
Labus pusillus Vecht, 1963
Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) sopinci Crawford, 1932
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Lipotriches aurodigitata Pauly, 2009
Liris niger Fabricius, 1775
Megachile (Amegachile) bicolor Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) cephalotes Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Callomegachile) disjuncta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) umbripennis Smith, 1853Shadow-winged Resin Bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Neocressoniella) carbonaria (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile gemula Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Paracella) coelostoma (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Megachile barbata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata Fabricius, 1775Wooly Wall Bee
Megachile carnitica
Megachile laticeps Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile rubripes Morawitz, 1875
Melikertes (Melikertes) kamboja M. S. Engel, 2013
Melikertes (Paramelikertes) gujaratensis M. S. Engel, 2013
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Nomada (Nomadula) ruficornis Linnaeus, 1758Fork-Jawed Nomad
Nomada flavilabris Morawitz, 1875
Nomia westwoodi Gribodo, 1894
Odontochrydium xui Rosa, 2018
Oecophylla kolhapurensis Kurane & al., 2015
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Oreumenoides edwardsii Saussure, 1852
Oxybelus robustus Cameron, 1890
Pachyanthidium (Trichanthidiolum) lachrymosum Smith, 1879
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Parancistrocerus vicinus Giordani Soika, 1995
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole ghatica Forel, 1902
Pheidole grayi Forel, 1902
Pheidole multidens Forel, 1902
Pheidole naoroji Forel, 1902
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole sykesii Forel, 1902
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Phimenes indosinensis Vecht, 1959
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Platythyrea sagei Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) nigritarsis Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polyrhachis menelas Forel, 1904
Provespa barthelemyi Buysson, 1905
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) flavolobata Cockerell, 1911
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) oxybeloides Smith, 1875
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, 1989
Ropalidia cyathiformis Fabricius, 1804
Ropalidia marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Ropalidia tamila Gusenleitner, 2004
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Sphecodes albifrons Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Sphecodes desertus Nurse, 1903
Sphecodes rubripes Spinola, 1838
Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893
Steganomus nodicornis (Smith, 1875)⇒ Steganomus bipunctatus Fabricius, 1804
Stenodyneriellus praeclusus Nurse, 1903
Stenoheriades bifida Griswold, 2018
Stilbum cyanurum Forster, 1771
Strumigenys lyroessa Roger, 1862
Subancistrocerus sichelii Saussure, 1856
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tarsalia deccana Baker, 1972
Tarsalia strobilanthae Baker, 1998
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetraloniella tethepa Eardley, 2001
Tetramorium belgaense Forel, 1902
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium mixtum Forel, 1902
Tetramorium obesum André, 1887
Tetramorium rossi Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Wainia lonavlae Tkalcu, 1980
Xenorhynchium nitidulum Fabricius, 1798
Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa mimetica Cockerell, 1915
Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata Fabricius, 1798
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) tenuiscapa Westwood, 1840Aztec tobacco
Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquebarica Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Zethus (Zethus) ceylonicus Saussure, 1867
Zeugomutilla spinulosa André, 1898

Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in West India
SuperfamilyApoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps
8
50
86
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyFormicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
38
66
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
3
20
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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