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Checklist for Order Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Ants)
and region Lagos (South Nigeria, Nigeria)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
290
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
290
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
261
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
237
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
10
32
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lagos (Nigeria)
10 Families width 40 Species
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees12SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves3SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees5SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae (Latreille, 1829)Braconid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lagos (Nigeria)
32 Genera with 40 Species
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Amegilla Friese, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1862Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1903Little Carpenter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1839Weevil Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Ceylalictus Strand, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1854Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1914Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1895driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1853End-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1919Masked Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Illidops Mason, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1854And Resin Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mesitius Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1890Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Steganomus Ritsema, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Telenomus Haliday, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1905Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lagos (Nigeria)
40 Species
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Braunsapis bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Braunsapis foveata Smith, 1854
Braunsapis leptozonia Vachal, 1909
Braunsapis minutula Friese, 1914
Braunsapis rolini Vachal, 1903
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) ericia Vachal, 1903
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris spinicaudata Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Ceylalictus (Ceylalictus) congoensis Pesenko & Pauly, 2005
Coelioxys aurifrons Smith, 1854
Crematogaster nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895Tubercled blossom
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus Bridwell, 1919
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) aurifrons Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lipotriches crassula Vachal, 1903
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Paracella) semivenusta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile edwardsi Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Mesitius bridwelli
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Pasites humectus Eardley, 1997
Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) truncatum Smith, 1854
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbuloides André, 1890
Steganomus junodi Gribodo, 1895
Telenomus goniopsis Crawford, 1913
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903

Subnodes of Hymenoptera with occurrences in Lagos (Nigeria)
SuborderApocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps, True wasps, Wasps
10
32
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