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Checklist of Suborder Apocrita Gerstaecker, 1867 (Ants)
for Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
827
1374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
826
1373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
819
1362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
23
93
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
93
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
23 Families width 128 Species and 7 Subspecies
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M
P
D
B
H
S
E
I
C
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Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant70SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840Dryinid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees7SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies5SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves2SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
93 Genera with 128 Species
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B
C
D
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G
H
K
L
M
N
O
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Q
R
S
T
V
W
X

Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotilla Brothers, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 2009Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anteon Jurine, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Apanteles Forster, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Apenesia Westwood, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Aphelopus Dalman, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Arnoldius Dubovikov, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Austronomia Michener, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1914Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1841Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Closterocerus Westwood, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1860Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Diaparsis Foerster, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Enicospilus Stephens, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eriborus Foerster, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Grandiana Wiebes, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Homalictus Cockerell, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hypsicera Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Kryptosega Kimsey, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 2009Base-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Leucospis Fabricius, 1908Leucospid Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1879And Resin Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Melanagenia Wahis, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Netelia Gray, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Neurocrassus Å noflák, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Notomyrmex Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Orasema Cameron, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ormyrus Westwood, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Oxyscelio Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Palaeorhiza Perkins, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Paranastatus Masi, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Paratelenomus Dodd, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paridris Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Parodynerus Saussure, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Pediobius Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelio Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1773Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Polyblastus Hartig, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Psilocharis Heraty, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Quadrastichus Girault, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Romblonella Wheeler, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Scelio Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1856Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sierola Cameron, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1897Miniature Trap-jaw Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Telenomus Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatodryinus Perkins, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Trissolcus Ashmead, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Turneria Forel, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Venturia Sacc., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylophion Gauld, 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
128 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Adelomyrmex (Arctomyrmex) hirsutus Mann, 1921
Amegilla vivida guinea Strand, 1912
Ancistrotilla azurea Brothers, 2012
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) opulentus Smith, 1860
Anoplius santo Wahis & Durand, 2009
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anteon molisae Olmi, 2009
Apanteles argiope Nixon, 1965
Aphelopus caledonicus Olmi, 1984
Arnoldius pusillus Mayr, 1876
Arnoldius scissor Crawley, 1922
Austronomia loyali (Donovan, Pau..., 2013)⇒ Lipotriches loyali Pauly, Donov..., 2013
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Myrmostenus) leptocephalus Emery, 1923Dwarf tiger lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus conithorax Emery, 1914
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Centris ferruginea Lepeletier, 1841
Closterocerus splendens Kowalski, 1917
Colobopsis conithorax Viehmeyer, 1922
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) bicolor Smith, F., 1860Tapered pigtoe
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Enicospilus dolosus Tosquinet, 1896
Eurhopalothrix procera Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Grandiana wassae Wiebes, 1961
Homalictus aponi Cheesman & P..., 1939
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Kryptosega mweramwera Villemant, 2012
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Lasioglossum tannaense Cockerell, 1916
Lasioglossum vanuatu Pauly, 2009
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) foreli Mann, 1919
Leptogenys hebrideana Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leucospis nigerrima Kohl, 1908
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Lipotriches willeyi Cameron, 1905
Liris samoensis F.Williams, 1928
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) scabrosus Smith, 1859Wood-nesting bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) diligens (Smith, 1879)⇒ Megachile dentitarsus Sladen, 1919
Megachile (Xanthosarus) dentitarsus Sladen, 1919
Megachile buxtoni Perkins & Ch..., 1928
Megachile calens Cockerell, 1914
Megachile ealena
Megachile rambutwan Cheesman, 1936
Megachile similis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Melanagenia corynodes Vachal, 1907
Melanagenia penaoru Wahis & Durand, 2009
Metapone nivanuatu Taylor, 2018
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Netelia (Toxochiloides) latro Holmgren, 1868
Netelia samoana (Kohl, 1908)⇒ Netelia latro Holmgren, 1868
Neurocrassus palliatus Cameron, 1881
Notomyrmex antarcticum tangaroa Smith, 1858
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Orasema koghisiana Heraty, 1994
Ormyrus hebridensis Narendran, 1999
Oxyscelio viator Burks, 2013
Palaeorhiza (Callorhiza) maluae Cheesman, 1948
Paranastatus verticalis Eady, 1956
Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901
Paraparatrechina minutula buxtoni Santschi, 1928
Paratelenomus matinalis
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paridris sulcata Talamas, 2013
Parodynerus cheesmani Giordani Soika, 1957
Parodynerus quodi Yach., 1908
Pediobius longisetosus Kerrich, 1973
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole templaria Forel, 1902
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pison insulare F. Smith, 1869Crabronid wasp
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Platyscelio pulchricornis Kieffer, 1905
Polistes hebridensis erromangensis Giordani Soika, 1981
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polyblastus (Polyblastus) cancer Hartig, 1837
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) arcuata Le Guillou, 1842Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) aurea Mayr, 1876Knobby argonaut
Polyrhachis aurea fiorii Emery, 1914
Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis opalescens Clark, 1930
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pristomyrmex acerosus Wang, 2003
Psilocharis pacifica Heraty, 1994
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim, 2004Erythrina gall wasp
Rhytidoponera terrestris Ward, 1984Yellow Carolina milkvine
Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897
Scelio flavicornis Dodd, 1913
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) laetum Smith, 1856Common mud daubler
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys szalayi Emery, 1897
Tapinoma (Micromyrma) indicum Forel, 1895
Tapinoma indicum timidum Santschi, 1928
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetrastichus giffardianus Silvestri, 1915Parasitoid wasp
Trissolcus basalis Wollaston, 1858Green vegetable bug egg parasite
Trissolcus painei Ferriere, 1933
Trissolcus personatus Johnson, 1991
Turneria dahlii Forel, 1901Round combshell
Turneria pacifica Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia denticulata Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Xylophion sevrapeck Villemant, 2012

Subnodes of Apocrita with occurrences in Vanuatu
InfraorderAculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
66
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderParasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
9
27
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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