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Checklist of Suborder Apocrita Gerstaecker, 1867 (Ants)
for Iraq (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1332
2471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1328
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
1311
2448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
949
1870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
64
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
60
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iraq
22 Families width 124 Species and 5 Subspecies
#
P
A
E
M
B
F
C
I
V
H
T
O
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Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees8SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae (Schenk, 1860)And Resin Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant74SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves1SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids1SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834Orussid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iraq
60 Genera with 124 Species
#
A
B
C
D
E
H
K
L
M
N
O
P
S
T
V

Agenioideus Ashmead, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Anagyrus Howard, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1838Mining bee2SpeciesTaxom
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1872Common Digger Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Apanteles Forster, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Aphytis Howard, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee4SpeciesTaxom
Brachymeria Westwood, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant19SpeciesTaxom
Canberrana Boucek, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1967Desert ants7SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Cratichneumon Thomson, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1905Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Dicladocerus Westwood, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Diglyphus Walker, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Diplazon Nees, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1840driver ant2SpeciesTaxom
Eucera Scopoli, 1832Long-Horned Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmus Dalman, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1955End-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Homolobus Foerster, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Leptocybe Fisher & La ..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 196913SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1960Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Orasema Cameron, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1802Mason bee2SpeciesTaxom
Pachyneuron Walker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1862Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1900Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderimerus Gahan, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoligosita Girault, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoryssus Guiglia, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Psyllaephagus Ashmead, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sphegigaster Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Systole Walker, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1904Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Trissolcus Ashmead, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1771Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
124 Species and 5 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Rioestus) excisus Morawitz, 1890
Agenioideus (Rioestus) melas Klug, 1834
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) fertoni Saunders, 1901
Amegilla (Amegilla) incana Klug, 1845
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) harttigi Alfken, 1926
Anagyrus abdulrassouli Myartseva, S..., 1982
Andrena (Suandrena) leucocyanea Perez, 1895Chrysanthemum gall midge
Andrena (Suandrena) savignyi Spinola, 1838
Anthidiellum (Anthidiellum) strigatum Panzer, 1805Cancellate semele
Anthophora (Paramegilla) ponomarevae Brooks, 1988
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) rogenhoferi Morawitz, 1872
Apanteles angaleti Muesebeck, 1956
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster festae Emery, 1915
Aphytis paramaculicornis DeBach & Rosen, 1976
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Apis mellifera anatolica Maa, 1953
Apis mellifera meda (Skorikov, 1829)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Brachymeria aegyptiaca Masi, 1931
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kurdistanicus Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) staryi Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) vogti Forel, 1906
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus oasium ninivae Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) riedeli Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ruzskyellus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) shaqualavensis Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus cilicicus Emery, 1908
Camponotus evansi Crawley, 1920
Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus riehlii Roger, 1863
Canberrana hypera Boucek, 1988
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cataglyphis alibabae Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis fortis Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis kurdistanica Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis kurdistanicus Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
Cratichneumon culex Muller, 1776
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster jehovae crawleyi Emery, 1926
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) luctans Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster sorokini Ruzsky, 1905
Dicladocerus liriomyza Khan, 1995
Diglyphus pachyneurus Graham, 1963
Diplazon laetatorius Fabricius, 1781Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839Blake lucine
Dorylus (Typhlopone) labiatus Shuckard, 1840
Eucera (Eucera) dimidiata Brullé, 1832Sally Lightfoot crab
Eumenes dimidiatus Br., 0
Eumenes pseudubius Gusenleitner, 1972
Eupelmus orientalis Crawford, 1913
Eurytoma irakensis Abdul-Rassoul, 1990
Halictus subsenilis Blüthgen, 1955
Homolobus (Apatia) truncatoides van Achterberg, 1979
Katamenes dimidiatus montanus Nurse, 1904
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lepisiota syriaca André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La ..., 2004Blue gum chalcid
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile babylonica Rebmann, 1970
Megachile farinosa Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor obscurior Pashaei Rad,..., 2018
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Monomorium buxtoni Crawley, 1920
Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858)⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium evansi Donisthorpe, 1918
Monomorium gracillimum Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pallidum Donisthorpe, 1918
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia sindbadi Pisarski, 1960
Orasema minutissima Howard, 1894Ant-parasitic wasp
Osmia (Chalcosmia) leaiana Kirby, 1802
Osmia (Helicosmia) leaiana (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Osmia leaiana Kirby, 1802
Pachyneuron crassiculme Waterston, 1922
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pasites (Pasites) maculatus Jurine, 1807
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Pseuderimerus indicus Subba Rao & ..., 1962
Pseudoligosita babylonica Viggiani, 2005
Pseudoryssus henschii Mocsáry, 1910
Psyllaephagus cellulatus Waterston, 1922
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Sphegigaster orobanchiae Kurdjumov, 1912
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Systole merawensis Abdul-Rassoul, 1990
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium lucidulum Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium schmidti Forel, 1904
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex evansi Donisthorpe, 1918
Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902
Trissolcus semistriatus Nees, 1834
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Apocrita with occurrences in Iraq
InfraorderAculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
38
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderOrussomorpha
Rasnitsyn, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderParasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
13
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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