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Checklist for Order Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Ants)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
358
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
266
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
10
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
10 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees1SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees2SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
35 Genera with 40 Species
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Anagrus Haliday, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Araucacis Porter, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Baeus Haliday, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Calliscelio Ashmead, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1888Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Eulophomorpha Dodd, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Homalictus Cockerell, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1900Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Mantibaria Kirby, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1900And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megapolistes van der Vecht, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyscelio Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1839
Big-headed Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1888Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Scelio Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sirovena Bouček, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 20223SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1855
Fierce Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Thalessa Holmgren, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anagrus flaviapex Chiappini & Lin, 1998
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Araucacis leptaulax Porter, 1967
Baeus tropaeumusbrevis Stevens, 2007
Brachyponera christmasi Donisthorpe, 1935
Calliscelio elegans Perkins, 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus andrewsi Donisthorpe, 1936Ovate mysella
Camponotus mackayensis Forel, 1902
Camponotus melichloros Kirby, W.F., 1888
Eulophomorpha clubiona Sheng & Wang, 1997
Homalictus (Homalictus) andrewsi (W. F. Kirby, 1900)⇒ Lasioglossum andrewsi W.F. Kirby, 1900
Lasioglossum andrewsi W.F. Kirby, 1900
Leptanilla swani Wheeler, W.M., 1932
Leptogenys harmsi Donisthorpe, 1935
Mantibaria seefelderiana De Stefani, 1891
Megachile nivescens W. F. Kirby, 1900
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Oxyscelio caesitas Burks, 2013
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Polistes (Gyrostoma) balder Kirby, 1888
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Scelio javanicus Roepke, 1916
Sirovena stigma Boucek, 1988
Stigmatomma zwaluwenburgi Williams, 1946
Syllophopsis subcoeca Emery, 1894
Tapinoma jandai Seifert, 2025
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma pithecorum Seifert, 2022
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Thalessa aculeata Deshayes, 1844

Subnodes of Hymenoptera with occurrences in Christmas Island
SuborderApocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps, True wasps, Wasps
10
35
40
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