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Checklist for Order Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Ants)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
450
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
17
65
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape of Good Hope
17 Families width 93 Species and 3 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees12SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies8SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees31SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802)Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees6SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Wolves2SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees4SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
65 Genera with 93 Species
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Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Afranthidium Michener, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Alexeter Förster, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Allepipona Giordani Soika, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19338SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Ampulex Jurine, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1854Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1882Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1916Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1912Little Carpenter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1932Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 2007Cellophane bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Ctenonomia Cameron, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Dinotrema Foerster, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Enicospilus Stephens, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1802
Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees0SpeciesTaxom
Euperilampus Walker, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Eupetersia Blüthgen, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Euplectrus Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Evylaeus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Fidelia Friese, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1785And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1937End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hasinamelissa Chenoweth & ..., 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1889Armored-Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Homotherus Förster, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1911Masked Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumon Linnaeus, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1937And Resin Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Meliturgula Friese, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Merismomorpha Girault, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Opheltes Holmgren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ophion Fabricius, 0Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Scrapter Lepeletier &..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stilbum Spinola, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1877Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1886Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Trieces Townes, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1775Hornets3SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1983Carpenter bees7SpeciesTaxom
Zonalictus Michener, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
93 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aethiopicodynerus capensis de Saussure, 1856
Afranthidium micrurum Cockerell, 1935
Alexeter clavator Muller, 1776
Allepipona (Allepipona) erythrospila Cameron, 1905
Allodape australissima Michener, 1975
Allodape ceratinoides Gribodo, 1884
Allodape exoloma Strand, 1915
Allodape pictifrons Smith, 1854
Allodape punctata Lepeletier &..., 1825
Allodape skaifeorum Michener, 1975
Allodape stellarum Cockerell, 1916
Allodape tridentipes Cockerell, 1933
Allodapula (Allodapula) melanopus Cameron, 1905
Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854
Allodapula (Allodapulodes) maculithorax Michener, 1971
Allodapula turneri Cockerell, 1934
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Ampulex cyanator Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Braunsapis acuticauda Michener, 1971
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) armata Smith, 1854
Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) difformis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys obtusispina Thomson, 1872Alfilaree
Coelioxys spilaspis Cockerell, 1932
Colletes cyanonitidus Kuhlmann, 2007
Crabro occultus Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Dinotrema callidium Tobias, 2007
Enicospilus capensis (Thunberg, 1822)⇒ Enicospilus herero Enderlein, 1914
Euperilampus tanyglossa Darling, 1983
Fidelia (Fidelia) paradoxa Friese, 1899
Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Halictus (Seladonia) pruinescens Cockerell, 1937
Heriades (Heriades) freygessneri Schletterer, 1889
Homonotus sanguinolentus Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp
Homotherus varipes Gravenhorst, 1829
Hylaeus (Nothylaeus) heraldicus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Hylaeus rufipedoides Strand, 1911
Ichneumon lictor Thunberg, 1822
Ichneumon tottor Thunberg, 1822
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) stellarum (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile rufohirtula Cockerell, 1937
Meliturgula (Meliturgula) scriptifrons Walker, 1871
Meliturgula haematospila Cockerell, 1936
Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886
Merismomorpha asilus Girault, 1915
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Opheltes glaucopterus Linnaeus, 1758
Ophion clavator
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Proepipona lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Pseudapis (Pachynomia) amoenula Gerstäcker, 1870
Scrapter nitidus Friese, 1909
Scrapter opacus Friese, 1909
Scrapter striatus Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Sphecodopsis aculeata Friese, 1922
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Stilbum calens Fabricius, 1781
Stizus ruficornis (J. Forster, 1771)⇒ Gorytes quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Trieces onitis Davis, 1897
Vespa haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775
Vespa lateralis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Proepipona lateralis lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Vespa marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) capitata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa isabelleae Hurd, 1959
Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley, 1983

Subnodes of Hymenoptera with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
SuborderApocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps, True wasps, Wasps
17
65
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hymenoptera at bacs-s02.bacs.uq.edu.au
Hymenoptera at hol.osu.edu
Hymenoptera at landcareresearch.co.nz
Hymenoptera at papua-insects.nl
Hymenoptera at zoologie.umons.ac.be
Hymenoptera at artfakta.se
Hymenoptera at dyntaxa.se
Hymenoptera at gbif.org
Hymenoptera at irmng.org
Hymenoptera at itis.gov