The Wasps, Bees and Ants (Hymenoptera) of South Africa
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Contents
- Introduction
- Resources
- The Families
- References
The wasps, bees and ants of South Africa are currently classified into 70 families. The list of taxa is compiled from Goulet & Huber (1993).
Information about the Hymenoptera and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from
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BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Hymenoptera
- Gordon Ramel's Ant, Bee & Wasp Page
- The Hymenoptera page of The Tree of Life
- Social Insect Web
- The International Society of Hymenopterists
- Suborder: SYMPHYTA
- Superfamily: Siricoidea
- Siricidae (wood wasps and horn-tails)
- Superfamily: Orussoidea
- Orussidae
- Superfamily: Tenthredinoidea
- Tenthredinidae
- Argidae
- Suborder: APOCRITA
Section: Parasitica
- Superfamily: Stephanoidea
- Stephanidae
- Superfamily: Megalyroidea
- Megalyridae
- Superfamily: Trigonaloidea
- Trigonalidae
- Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
- Ichneumonidae (ichneumon flies)
- Braconidae
- Superfamily: Evanioidea
- Evaniidae (ensign wasps)
- Gasteruptiidae
- Aulacidae
- Superfamily: Proctotrupoidea
- Proctotrupidae (= Serphidae)
- Diapriidae
- Superfamily: Ceraphronoidea
- Ceraphronidae
- Superfamily: Platygastroidea
- Platygasteridae
- Scelionidae
- Superfamily: Cynipoidea
- Cynipidae
- Liopteridae
- Eucoilidae
- Figitidae
- Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
- Agaonidae (fig wasps)
- Chalcididae
- Leucospidae
- Torymidae
- Ormyridae
- Eurytomidae
- Eucharitidae
- Perilampidae
- Pteromalidae
- Eulophidae
- Elasmidae
- Aphelinidae
- Signiphoridae (= Thysanidae)
- Eupelmidae
- Encyrtidae
- Mymaridae
- Trichogrammatidae
- Tetracampidae
- Tanaostigmatidae
- Section: Aculeata
- Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
- Plumariidae
- Embolemidae
- Dryinidae
- Sclerogibbidae
- Scolebythidae
- Bethylidae
- Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)
- Superfamily: Apoidea
(Spheciformes)
- Ampulicidae
- Crabronidae
- Nyssonidae
- Sphecidae (mud wasps)
- Philanthidae
- (Apiformes)
- Colletidae
- Halictidae
- Andrenidae (short-tongued bees)
- Megachilidae (leaf-cutter bees)
- Fidelliidae
- Anthophoridae (long-tongued bees)
- Ctenoplectridae
- Melittidae
- Apidae (honey bees)
- Superfamily: Vespoidea
- Tiphiidae
- Sapygidae
- Mutillidae (velvet ants)
- Bradynobaenidae
- Scoliidae
- Pompilidae (spider-hunting wasps)
- Rhopalosomatidae
- Vespidae
- Formicidae (ants)
- GOULET, H. & HUBER, J.T. 1993.
- Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Centre for Land and Biological Resource Research, Ottawa.
This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: