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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
438
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
405
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
12
42
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Nigeria
12 Families width 58 Species
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees12SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees15SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves5SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees5SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae (Latreille, 1829)Braconid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Nigeria
42 Genera with 58 Species
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Afranthidium Michener, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1862Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1903Little Carpenter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1839Weevil Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Ceylalictus Strand, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1918Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1854Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1914Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylurina Cockerell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1895driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1853End-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1932Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1919Masked Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Illidops Mason, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1854And Resin Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mesitius Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1804Mason bee1SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1890Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Steganomus Ritsema, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Telenomus Haliday, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1905Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Nigeria
58 Species
Afranthidium abdominale Friese, 1904
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) nigritarsis Friese, 1905
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Braunsapis bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Braunsapis facialis Gerstäcker, 1857
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
Chalybion bocandei Spinola, 1851
Chalybion schulthessirechbergi Kohl, 1918
Coelioxys aurifrons Smith, 1854
Crematogaster nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893
Dicranorhina woerdeni Ritsema, 1872
Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895Tubercled blossom
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Hemipepsis erythropyga Arnold, 1932
Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus Bridwell, 1919
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) aurifrons Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lipotriches crassula Vachal, 1903
Liris vollenhovius Ritsema, 1874Locust gall midge
Megachile (Amegachile) bituberculata Ritsema, 1880
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Paracella) semivenusta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile africanibia Strand, 1912
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
Osmia (Helicosmia) notata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Pachyanthidium bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Pasites humectus Eardley, 1997
Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Proepipona lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) truncatum Smith, 1854
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbuloides André, 1890
Steganomus junodi Gribodo, 1895
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) calida Linné, 1758
Synagris (Paragris) spiniventris Illiger, 1802
Telenomus goniopsis Crawford, 1913
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903

Subnodes of Hymenoptera with occurrences in South Nigeria
SuborderApocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps, True wasps, Wasps
12
42
58
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