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Checklist for Order Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Ants)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Bengal
24 Families width 184 Species and 1 Subspecies
#FETMBAVPCSHLX
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants61SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804Common sawflies6SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies1SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees16SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies27SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids3SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees4SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802Ensign wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps3SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819Wood wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Bengal
117 Genera with 184 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVXZ
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1858Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Adelencyrtus Ashmead, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Aglaostigma Kirby, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaptus Westwood, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Aleiodes Wesmael, 1990Common Mummy Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Allantopsis Rohwer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1909European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee4SpeciesTaxom
Austroterobia Girault, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Axanthosomella Narendran, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1852Bumble Bee6SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Brachymeria Westwood, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1841Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Cephaleta Motschulsky, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1942Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Chartocerus Motschulsky, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Chorebus Haliday, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Chronoxenus Santschi, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochalcissa Girault, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Coccidoctonus Crawford, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Copidosoma Ratzeburg, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dirhinus Dalman, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1835driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Elasmus Westwood, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmus Dalman, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Euplectrus Westwood, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Euricephalus1SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Evania Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Goniozus Förster, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hockeria Walker, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Labus Saussure, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1858Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Leucospis Fabricius, 1937Leucospid Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Macrophya Dahlbom, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mangostigmus Boucek, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1882And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Monacon Waterston, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Myopopone Roger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Neostromboceros Rohwer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichoporoides Girault, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellobia Boucek, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachyprotasis Hartig, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pediobomyia Girault, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Perilampus Latreille, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Perissomyrmex Smith, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1885Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Philolema Cameron, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxeroxenus Ashmead, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Plutarchia Girault, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Podagrion Spinola, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1893False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Prodecatoma Ashmead, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Psyllaephagus Ashmead, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomastix Forel, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Sakencyrtus Hayat, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Schizaspidia Westwood, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Spalangia Latreille, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Stenochalcis Masi, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Taxonus Hartig, 01SpeciesTaxom
Telenomus Haliday, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredo Linnaeus, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetramesa Walker, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1890Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Trichogramma Westwood, 1973Stingless wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatoidea Girault, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Trichomalopsis Crawford, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichospilus Ferriere, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Trigonura Sichel, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Xiphydria Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
184 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops hingstoni Smith, 1858
Adelencyrtus inglisiae Compere & An..., 1961
Aenictus brevicornis Mayr, 1879Tubercled blossom
Aenictus clavitibia Forel, 1901Round combshell
Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Aenictus pachycerus Smith, 1858Alabama pearlshell
Aenictus shuckardi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Alaptus magnanimus Anandale, 1909
Aleiodes euproctis He & Chen, 1990
Allantopsis thoracica Rohwer, 1913
Amegilla (Micramegilla) mucorea Klug, 1845
Ancistrocerus xanthodesmus Schrottky, 1909
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Antepipona biguttata Fabricius, 1787
Antepipona bipustulata Saussure, 1856
Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Antepipona pruthii Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona sibilans Cameron, 1903
Antepipona tytides Cameron, 1904
Antodynerus flavescens Fabricius, 1775
Antodynerus limbatus Saussure, 1852
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Austroterobia maldica Narendran, 2000
Axanthosomella gadagkari Narendran, 2001
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) genalis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) tunicatus Smith, 1852
Bombus (Festivobombus) festivus Smith, 1861Delicate tellin
Bombus (Orientalibombus) haemorrhoidalis Smith, 1852
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavescens Smith, 1852
Bombus (Rufipedibombus) eximius Smith, 1852
Bothroponera tesserinoda Emery, 1877
Brachymeria hearseyi Kirby, 1883
Brachymeria nephantidis Gahan, 1930
Brachymeria shansiensis Habu, 1961
Brachymeria surekae Narendran, 1989
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893Round combshell
Camponotus wasmanni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Cardiocondyla parvinoda Forel, 1902
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Centris violacea Lepeletier, 1841
Cephaleta brunniventris Motschulsky, 1859Wasp
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Chartocerus bengalensis Hayat, 2004
Chorebus abrota Nixon, 1945
Chrysochalcissa physomeri Boucek, 1978
Coccidoctonus fusculorum Singh & Agarwal, 1993
Copidosoma agrotis Fonscolombe, 1832
Copidosoma clavatum Myartseva, 1982
Copidosoma dasi Hayat, 2003
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunnea Smith, F., 1857Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rothneyi Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster iridipennis Smith, 1865Brown dogwood
Crematogaster subnuda Mayr, 1879Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster walshi Forel, 1902Giant cleftclam
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Dirhinus pilifer Boucek & Nar..., 1981
Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835Brown ant
Elasmus albopictus Crawford, 1910
Elasmus brevicornis Gahan, 1922
Elasmus viridiscutellatus Verma & Hayat, 2002
Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995
Eumenes (Eumenes) atrophicus Fabricius, 1798
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Eumenes assamensis Meade-Waldo, 1910
Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes sikkimensis Giordani Soika, 1986
Eupelmus carinatus Kieffer, 1905
Eupelmus terminaliae Hafiz, 1938
Euplectrus himalayensis Mani, 1935
Euricephalus alcocki
Eurytoma ceratinae Narendran, 1994
Eurytoma poroensis Mukerjee, 1981
Eurytoma ramdasi Narendran, 1994
Eurytoma setitibia Gahan, 1919
Eurytoma sulcata Kieffer, 1905
Evania appendigaster Linnaeus, 1758Cockroach Egg Parasitoid Wasp
Goniozus indicus Ashmead, 1903
Habropoda krishna Bingham, 1908
Hockeria guptai Narendran, 1989
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Labus pusillus Vecht, 1963
Lasius (Chthonolasius) crinitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870Much-compressed montacutid
Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887
Leucospis darjilingensis Mani, 1937
Macrophya tenuicornis
Mangostigmus bengalicus Narendran & ..., 2004
Megachile griseopicta Radoszkowski, 1882
Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Monacon abruptum Waterston, 1922
Monacon productum Waterston, 1922
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium indet
Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879
Myopopone castanea Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Neostromboceros indobirmanus Malaise, 1944
Neotrichoporoides galia Narendran & ..., 2006
Nomia buddha Westwood, 1875
Nomia strigata Fabricius, 1793
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Oniticellobia longigastra Sureshan & N..., 1994
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachyprotasis brunettii
Parapolybia nodosa Vecht, 1966
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Pediobomyia darwini Girault, 1913
Perilampus kolkatensis Narendran, 2003
Perissomyrmex monticola De Andrade, 1993
Perissomyrmex nepalensis (Radchenko, 2003)⇒ Perissomyrmex monticola De Andrade, 1993
Pheidole hospita Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole smythiesii Forel, 1902
Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Philolema campoletisa Narendran, 1994
Philolema maleena Narendran, 1994
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Phylloxeroxenus poroensis Mukerjee, 1981
Phylloxeroxenus rajaensis Mukerjee, 1981
Plagiolepis dichroa Forel, 1902
Plutarchia bengalensis Narendran & ..., 1990
Podagrion calopeplum Mani & Kaul, 1972
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Polyrhachis levior Roger, 1863
Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893Snuffbox
Prodecatoma bengalensis Mukerjee, 1981
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) oxybeloides Smith, 1875
Psyllaephagus bengalensis Hayat, 2003
Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Sakencyrtus mirus Hayat, 1981
Schizaspidia furcifera Westwood, 1835
Schizaspidia scutellaris Masi, 1927
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis indet
Spalangia gemina Boucek, 1963
Stenochalcis quadridentata Masi, 1929
Taxonus smerinthus
Telenomus dignoides Nixon, 1937
Tenthredo concinna Mocsáry, 1909
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetramesa zerovae Narendran, 1994
Tetramorium christiei Forel, 1902
Tetramorium indicum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877Toughleaf dogwood
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam
Tetrastichus dhireni Saraswat, 1978
Tetrastichus spirabilis Waterston, 1922
Thyreus praestans Lieftinck, 1962
Trachusa (Paranthidium) longicornis Friese, 1902
Trichogramma (Trichogramma) achaeae Nagaraja & N..., 1970Trichogrammatid wasp
Trichogramma (Trichogramma) chilotraeae Nagaraja & N..., 1970
Trichogramma plasseyensis
Trichogramma poliae Nagaraja, 1973
Trichogrammatoidea armigera Manjunath, 1972
Trichomalopsis deplanata Kamijo & Gri..., 1982
Trichospilus diatraeae Cherian & Ma..., 1942Wasp
Trigonura tenuicaudis Waterston, 1922
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Xiphydria heritierae
Zethus (Zethus) ceylonicus Saussure, 1867
Zethus trimaculatus Cameron, 1904

Subnodes of Hymenoptera with occurrences in West Bengal
SuborderApocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps, True wasps, Wasps
22
109
177
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSymphyta
Gerstäcker, 1867
Horntails, Sawflies, Woodwasps
2
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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