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Checklist for Order Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Ants)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1508
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
1259
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Territories
18 Families width 139 Species and 1 Subspecies
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies42SpeciesTaxom
Apidae (Latreille, 1802)Bumble bees14SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants30SpeciesTaxom
Argidae (Konow, 1890)Argid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees7SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Territories
92 Genera with 139 Species
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Aleiodes Wesmael, 1990Common Mummy Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1775Beachgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Ampulex Jurine, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Apodynerus Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Arge Schrank, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Austroscolia Betrem, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Batozonellus Arnold, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1852Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Calligaster Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1889Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1787Little Carpenter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1880Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Coccophagus Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Comperiella Howard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dilobocondyla Santschi, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1835driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocerus Haldeman, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1787Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Eustenogaster Vecht, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Gesomyrmex Mayr, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Goryphus Holmgren, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 2000Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Leptodialepis Haupt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Leucospis Fabricius, 1787Leucospid Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Liacos Guérin-Ménev..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Macromerella Banks, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomutilla Ashmead, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Odontoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paragenia Bingham, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Paraspathius Nixon, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pareumenes Saussure, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Paridris Kieffer, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1940Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Praon Haliday, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Scelio Latreille, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1856Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1843Digger wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2019Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1846Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Trissolcus Ashmead, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets6SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Wallacidia Lelej & Brot..., 18041SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees4SpeciesTaxom
Zavatilla Tsuneki, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
139 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aleiodes euproctis He & Chen, 1990
Allorhynchium chinense Saussure, 1862
Amegilla (Glossamegilla) florea Smith, 1879
Ammophila clavus Fabricius, 1775
Ampulex compressa Fabricius, 1781Emerald cockroach wasp
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) mellyi Saussure, 1853
Anterhynchium (Dirhynchium) flavomarginatum Smith, 1852
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apodynerus troglodytes Saussure, 1856
Arge pagana Panzer, 1798Rose arge
Arge similis (Vollenhoven, 1860)⇒ Arge melanochroa Gmelin, 1790
Austroscolia ruficeps Smith, 1855
Bombus (Rufipedibombus) eximius Smith, 1852
Braunsapis puangensis Cockerell, 1929
Calligaster himalayensis Cameron, 1904
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) carin Emery, 1889Round combshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Ceratina (Ceratinidia) hieroglyphica (Smith, 1854)⇒ Ceratina japonica Cockerell, 1911
Ceratina (Neoceratina) dentipes Friese, 1914Central Kentucky cave amphipod
Ceratina (Pithitis) smaragdula Fabricius, 1787Small carpenter bee
Chalybion japonicum Gribodo, 1880
Coccophagus pseudococoi
Comperiella lemnisea
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) ebenina Forel, 1902
Delta campaniforme Fabricius, 1775Yellow and black potter wasp
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Dilobocondyla fouqueti Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889
Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835Brown ant
Eumenes (Eumenes) punctatus de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes (Eumenes) quadratus Smith, 1852
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Eustenogaster nigra Saito & Nguyen, 2006
Gesomyrmex howardi Wheeler, W.M., 1921
Gnamptogenys bicolor Emery, 1889
Goryphus basilaris Holmgren, 1868
Habropoda imitatrix Lieftinck, 1974Elevated spring amphipod
Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Hemipepsis sogdiana Zonstein, 2000
Isodontia diodon Kohl, 1890
Isodontia nigella F. Smith, 1856
Leptodialepis bipartita Lepeletier, 1845
Leucospis petiolata Fabricius, 1787
Liacos erythrosoma Micha, 1927
Lipotriches saussurei Friese, 1902
Macromerella honesta Smith, 1855
Megachile (Callomegachile) disjunctiformis Cockerell, 1911
Megachile (Callomegachile) umbripennis Smith, 1853Shadow-winged Resin Bee
Megachile (Rhodomegachile) ferruginea King & Exley, 1985
Megachile conjuncta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile igniscopata Cockerell, 1911
Megachile laticeps Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Nomia (Acunomia) chalybeata Smith, 1875
Nomia incerta Gribodo, 1894
Nomia iridescens Smith, 1853Dosinia lucine
Nomia penangensis Cockerell, 1920
Nomia strigata Fabricius, 1793
Nomia thoracica Smith, 1875
Odontomutilla uranioides Mickel, 1933
Odontoponera denticulata Smith, F., 1858
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Pachymenes formosensis Schulthess, 0
Paragenia argentifrons Smith, 1858
Parancistrocerus hongkongensis Gusenleitner, 2002
Parapolybia crocea Saito-Morook..., 0
Parapolybia indica Saussure, 1854
Parapolybia nodosa Vecht, 1966
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
Paraspathius dindymus Nixon, 1943
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pareumenes quadrispinosus Saussure, 1855
Paridris spinosa Rajmohana, 2011
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Polistes (Gyrostoma) gigas Kirby, 1826
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887Paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) japonicus (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes (Polistella) strigosus Bequard, 1940
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis demangei Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis wolfi Forel, 1912
Ponera sinensis Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Praon orientale Stary & Schl..., 1967
Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851
Pseumenes depressus Saussure, 1856
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Rhynchium quinquecinctum Fabricius, 1787
Ropalidia fasciata Fabricius, 1804
Ropalidia hongkongensis Saussure, 1854
Ropalidia stigma Smith, 1858
Scelio apo Kozlov & Lê, 1988
Scelio facialis Kieffer, 1916
Scelio serdangensis Timberlake, 1932
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) deforme Smith, 1856Pelopèe
Scolia (Discolia) binotata Fabricius, 1804
Scolia (Discolia) superciliaris sauteri Betrem, 1928
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787
Sphex diabolicus F. Smith, 1858
Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Strumigenys nathistorisoc Tang, Pierce..., 2019
Tachypompilus analis Fabricius, 1781Red-tailed spider wasp
Tachytes aurulentus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Thyreus himalayensis Radoszkowski, 1893
Trachusa muiri Mavromoustakis, 1936
Trissolcus latisulcus Crawford, 1913
Trissolcus mitsukurii Ashmead, 1904Parasitoid wasp
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) petiolatum Smith, 1958
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852Black-tailed hornet
Vespa soror du Buysson, 1905Southern giant hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Wallacidia oculata Fabricius, 1804
Xylocopa (Alloxylocopa) phalothorax Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Biluna) nasalis Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Xylocopa (Biluna) tranquebarorum Swederus, 1787
Xylocopa (Zonohirsuta) dejeanii (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa bhowara Maa, 1938
Zavatilla flavotegulata Chen, 1957
Zethus (Zethoides) miniatus Saussure, 1858

Subnodes of Hymenoptera with occurrences in New Territories
SuborderApocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps, True wasps, Wasps
17
91
137
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSymphyta
Gerstäcker, 1867
Horntails, Sawflies, Woodwasps
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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
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Hymenoptera at itis.gov