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Checklist for Order Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Ants)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
203
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
12
33
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
12 Families width 38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees8SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees5SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae (Schenk, 1860)And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802Ensign wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840Dryinid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
33 Genera with 38 Species
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Ampulex Jurine, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Carinostigmus Tsuneki, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1908Little Carpenter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Embidobia Ashmead, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Evania Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gonatopus Ljungh, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Mesa Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1859Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tiphia Fabricius, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1798Carpenter bees1SpeciesTaxom
Zeugomutilla Chen, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ampulex compressa Fabricius, 1781Emerald cockroach wasp
Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Braunsapis picitarsis Cameron, 1902
Carinostigmus costatus Krombein, 1984
Ceratina (Pithitis) binghami Cockerell, 1908
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) biroi (Mayr, 1897)⇒ Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907
Crematogaster aitkenii Forel, 1902
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Embidobia orientalis Dodd, 1939
Evania appendigaster Linnaeus, 1758Cockroach Egg Parasitoid Wasp
Gonatopus sitae
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Lipotriches exagens Walker, 1860
Megachile (Neocressoniella) carbonaria (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile gemula Cresson, 1878
Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Mesa karunaratnei
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Nomia westwoodi Gribodo, 1894
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) oxybeloides Smith, 1875
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tiphia (Tiphia) kurczewskii
Tiphia carvalhoi
Tiphia weismani Krombein, 1982
Trypoxylon gampahae Tsuneki, 1981
Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata Fabricius, 1798
Zeugomutilla bainbriggei Turner, 1911

Subnodes of Hymenoptera with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
SuborderApocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps, True wasps, Wasps
12
33
38
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