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Insects and Arachnids: Bees/Wasps/Ants

[Insects and Arachnids List | Species List]

Family(Common Name) Genus species
Andrenidae (andrenid bee)
  Andrena barbilabris
  Andrena candida
  Andrena chlorogaster
  Andrena chylismiae
  Andrena columbiana
  Andrena cupreotincta
  Andrena gordoni
  Andrena imitatrix
  Andrena lawrencei
  Andrena luteihirta
  Andrena macswaini
  Andrena mellea
  Andrena merriami
  Andrena microchlora
  Andrena miserabilis
  Andrena nivalis
  Andrena pallidifovea
  Andrena perimelas
  Andrena piperi
  Andrena prunorum
  Andrena prunorum prunorum
  Andrena scurra
  Andrena striatifrons
  Andrena subaustralis
  Andrena sulcata
  Andrena transnigra
  Andrena w-scipta
  Calliopsis personata
  Nomadopsis personata
  Perdita oregonensis
  Perdita salicis imperialis
Apidae (cuckoo, bumble, honey and digger bees)
  Anthophora flexipes
  Anthophora neglecta
  Anthophora pacifica
  Anthophora peritomae
  Anthophora phenax
  Anthophora porterae
  Anthophora urbana
  Anthophora ursina
  Apis mellifera (honey bee)
  Bombus centralis (bumble bee)
  Bombus fervidus (golden northern bumblebee)
  Bombus grisecollins (bumble bee)
  Bombus huntii (bumble bee)
  Bombus insularis (bumble bee)
  Bombus nevadensis (bumble bee)
  Bombus rufocinctus (bumble bee)
  Bombus vosnesenskii (bumble bee)
  Ceratina acantha
  Habropoda sp.
  Melecta pacifica fulvida
  Melecta separata
  Melissodes dagosa
  Melissodes desponsa
  Melissodes lutulenta
  Melissodes menuachus
  Melissodes pallidisignata
  Melissodes rivalis
  Melissodes robustior
  Melissodes semilupina
  Melissodes verbesinarum
  Nomada pascoensis
  Nomada scita
  Nomada superba
  Nomada texana
  Nomada vegana
  Synhalonia actuosa
  Synhalonia amsinckiae
  Synhalonia edwardsii
  Synhalonia frater frater
  Synhalonia fulvitarsis fulvitarsis
  Synhalonia sp.
  Synhalonia speciosa
  Triepeolus grindeliae
  Triepeolus helianthi
  Triepeolus sp.
  Triepeolus timberlakei
  Zacosmia maculata maculata
  Zacosmia sp.
Argidae (argid sawfly)
  Schizocerella pilicornis
  Sphacophilus crawii
Bethylidae (bethylid wasp)
  Epyris cochise
  Laelius sp.
Braconidae (braconid wasp)
  Agathis spp.
  Aleiodes spp.
  Apanteles spp.
  Aphidius spp.
  Aspilota sp.
  Bassus spp.
  Bracon gelechiae
  Bracon spp.
  Chelonus spp.
  Chorebus spp.
  Cotesia spp.
  Crassomicrodus medius
  Cremnops californicus
  Cremnops sp.
  Dacnusa sp.
  Diaretiella sp.
  Dolichogenidea sp.
  Euopius sp.
  Exontsira sp.
  Hormius sp.
  Idiasta sp.
  Lysiphlebus spp.
  Lysiphlebus testaceipes
  Macrocentrus ancylivorus
  Macrocentrus shawi
  Meteorus sp.
  Microctonus spp.
  Microplitis spp.
  Microtypus sp.
  Opius spp.
  Orgilus sp.
  Orgilus strigosus
  Pentapleura sp.
  Perilitus sp.
  Pholetesor bedelliae
  Pholetesor salicifoliellae
  Pholetesor variabilis
  Pholetesor viminetorum
  Praon sp.
  Rogas sp.
  Schizoprymnus sp.
  Toxoneuron sp.
  Vipio sp.
  Wesmaelia sp.
Ceraphronidae (ceraphronid)
  Ceraphron sp.
Chalcididae (chalcidid)
  Brachymeria sp.
Chrysididae (cuckoo wasp)
  Caenochrysis doriae
  Ceratochrysis collega
  Ceratochrysis sp.
  Chrysis barri
  Chrysis dorsalis
  Chrysis nitidula
  Chrysis sp.
  Chrysura kyrae
  Chrysura sp. (or spp?)
  Chrysurissa densa
  Cleptes speciosus
  Elampus emarginatus
  Hedychridium dimidiatum
  Hedychrum boharti
  Hedychrum nigropilosum
  Holopyga ventralis
  Parnopes edwardsi
Colletidae (plasterer and yellow-faced bees)
  Colletes consors pascoensis (plasterer bee)
  Colletes fulgidus (plasterer bee)
  Colletes gypsicolens (plasterer bee)
  Colletes kincaidii (plasterer bee)
  Colletes lutzi (plasterer bee)
  Colletes lutzi interior (plasterer bee)
  Colletes phaceliae (plasterer bee)
  Colletes simulans nevadensis (plasterer bee)
  Hylaeus mesillae cressoni (yellow-faced bee)
Cynipidae (cynipid)
  Charips sp.
  Eucoilidae sp.
Diapriidae (diapriid wasp)
  Diapriidae sp.
Dryinidae (dryinid wasp)
  Neogonatopus (?) sp.
Encyrtidae (encyrtid)
  Blastothrix longipennis
  Blastothrix sp.
  Cheiloneurus sp.
  Copidosoma sp.
  Discodes (?) sp.
  Ericydnus sp.
  Prionomitus sp.
  Syrphophagus (?) sp.
Eucharitidae (eucharitid)
  Orasema coloradensis
  Orasema occidentalis
  Orasema sp.
Eulophidae (eulophid)
  Euderus sp.
  Euparacrias sp.
  Tetrastichus coerulescens
Eupelmidae (eupelmid)
  Arachnophaga sp.
  Brasema sp.
  Calosota metallica
  Eupelmus sp.
Eurytomidae (seed chalcid)
  Bruchophagus sp.
  Eurytoma sp.
  Harmolita sp.
Formicidae (ant)
  Aphaenogaster occidentalis
  Camponotus herculeanus modoc
  Camponotus semitestaceus
  Camponotus vicinus
  Formica argentea
  Formica fusca
  Formica haemorrhoidalis
  Formica integroides
  Formica manni
  Formica marcida
  Formica neogagates
  Formica obscuripes
  Formica oreas
  Formica ravida
  Formica subelongata
  Formica subnitens
  Formica subnuda
  Formica subpolita
  Formica subpolita camponoticeps
  Lasius crypticus
  Lasius sitkaensis
  Leptothorax rugatulus
  Leptothorax tricarinatus
  Monomorium pharaonis
  Myrmecocystus testaceus
  Pheidole californica
  Pheidole californica oregonica
  Pheidole creightoni
  Pogonmyrmex salinus (harvester ant)
  Pogonomyrmex salinus
  Pogonomyrmex spp.
  Solenopsis molesta
  Solenopsis molesta validiuscula
  Tapinoma sessile
  Tetramorium caespitum
Halictidae (halictid bee)
  Agapostemon femoratus
  Agapostemon texanus
  Dialictus pruinosus
  Halictus farinosus
  Halictus ligatus
  Halictus rubicundus
  Halictus tripartitus
  Lasioglossum bardum
Ichneumonidae (ichneumon wasp)
  Anomalon spp.
  Arenetra sp.
  Barichneumon sp.
  Campoletis spp.
  Casinaria sp.
  Centeterus spp.
  Coccygomimus sanguinipes
  Compsocryptus sp.
  Cremastus sp.
  Cryptus ocellaris
  Ctenopelmatinae sp.
  Cymodusa sp.
  Diadegma sp.
  Diphyus sp.
  Diplazon insulcatus
  Diplazon laetatorius
  Dusona sp.
  Enicospilus merdarius
  Enicospilus sp.
  Erigorgus sp.
  Euryproctus sp.
  Exeristes comstockii
  Exetastes pectinatus
  Exetastes sp.
  Gelis sp.
  Glyphicnemis sp.
  Glypta sp.
  Gravenhorstini sp.
  Lissonota spp.
  Mastrus sp.
  Melanichneumon sp.
  Meringopus dirus
  Mesochorus sp.
  Olesicampe sp.
  Ophion sp. #1
  Ophion sp. #2
  Ophion sp. #3
  Parania geniculata
  Phaeogenes sp.
  Pterocormus sp.
  Sinophorus sp.
  Syrphoctonus sp.
  Temelucha sp.
  Trathala sp.
  Tromatobia variabilis
  Trychosis reflexa
Leucospididae (leucospidid)
  Leucospis affinis affinis
Megachilidae (leafcutting bee)
  Anthidium clypeodentatum
  Anthidium emarginatum
  Atoposmia copelandica
  Chelostoma phaceliae
  Chelostoma sp.
  Coelioxys grindeliae
  Coelioxys mesae
  Coelioxys moesta
  Coelioxys rufitarsis
  Coelioxys s edita
  Coelioxys sp.
  Diamthidium pudicum pudicum
  Dianthidium sp.
  Hoplitis albifrons argentifrons
  Hoplitis grinnelli
  Hoplitis hypocrita
  Hoplitis louisae
  Hoplitis producta subgracilis
  Megachile angelarum
  Megachile apicalis
  Megachile brevis onobrychidis
  Megachile coquilletti
  Megachile fidelis
  Megachile nevadensis
  Megachile parallela
  Megachile perhirta
  Megachile rotundata
  Megachile subnigra
  Megachile umatillensis
  Osmia atrocyanea
  Osmia bruneri
  Osmia californica
  Osmia calla
  Osmia cobaltina
  Osmia coloradensis
  Osmia cyanopoda
  Osmia densa
  Osmia ednae
  Osmia integra
  Osmia kincaidii
  Osmia new species
  Osmia nigrifrons
  Osmia proxima
  Osmia pusilla
  Osmia regulina
  Osmia subaustralis
  Osmia trevoris
  Stelis callura
  Stelis montana
  Stelis sp.
  Stelis subemarginata
Mutillidae (velvet ant)
  Chyphotes albipes
  Chyphotes attenuatus
  Chyphotes sp.
  Dilophotopsis concolor crassa
  Micromutilla difficilis
  Mutillidae spp.
  Odontophotopsis melicausa
  Odontophotopsis melicausa sp.
  Odontophotopsis pudica
  Odontophotopsis sp.
  Odontophotopsis succineus
  Photopsis marpesia
  Sphaeropthalma contracta
  Sphaeropthalma difficilis
  Sphaeropthalma imperialiformis maricopae
  Sphaeropthalma orestes
  Sphaeropthalma sp.
  Sphaeropthalma unicolor
Mymaridae (fairyfly)
  Gonatocerus litoralis group
  Polynema sp.
Platygastridae (platygasterid)
  Platygaster sp.
Pompilidae (spider wasp)
  Aporinellus sp.
  Aporus hirsutus
  Episyron quinquenotatus
  Episyron snowi
  Pepsinae sp.
  Pompilus parvulus
  Priocnemis oregona
  Tachypompilus torridus unicolor
Pteromalidae (pteromalid)
  Gastrancistrus aphidis
  Mesopolobus sp.
Scelionidae (scelionid)
  Gyron sp.
  Telenomus sp.
Scoliidae (scoliid wasp)
  Crioscolia alcione
Sphecidae (sphecid, sand-loving and aphid wasps)
  Ammophila aberti
  Ammophila azteca
  Ammophila karenae
  Ammophila mcclayi
  Ammoplanellus sp. (aphid wasp)
  Aphilanthops sp.
  Astata bicolor
  Astata nubecula
  Astata nubecula bechteli
  Astata occidentalis
  Belomicrus forbesii
  Bembix americanus comata
  Bembix americanus spinolae
  Bembix amoena
  Bicyrtes capnoptera
  Bothynostethus distinctus (sand-loving wasp)
  Cerceris sp.
  Clypeadon laticinctus
  Crabro latipes
  Dienoplus sp.
  Diodontus sp.
  Dryudella sp.
  Ectemnius dilectus
  Ectemnius spiniferus
  Epinysson sp.
  Eucerceris sp.
  Isodontia sp.
  Larropsis sp.
  Larropsis tenuicornis (sand-loving wasp)
  Lindenius columbianus
  Mimesa sp. (aphid wasp)
  Miscophus sp.
  Oxybelus emarginatus
  Oxybelus uniglumis quadrinotatus
  Perilampus sp.
  Philanthus sp.
  Podalonia luctuosa (?)
  Podalonia mexicana
  Podalonia valida
  Prionyx atratus
  Prionyx canadensis
  Pulverro sp. (aphid wasp)
  Sceliphron sp.
  Sphecius grandis
  Sphex sp.
  Spilomena sp. (aphid wasp)
  Steniolia sp.
  Stictiella emarginata
  Stizoides renicinctus
  Stizoides unicinctus
  Tachysphex spp.
  Tachytes californicus
  Tachytes distinctus
  Tachytes elongatus (sand-loving wasp)
  Tachytes nevadensis (sand-loving wasp)
  Tachytes sayi (sand-loving wasp)
Tiphiidae (tiphid wasp)
  Brachycistidinae sp.
  Brachycistis spp.
  Lalapa lusa
  Methocinae sp.
  Paratiphia sp.
  Tiphiidae sp.
Torymidae (torymid)
  Torymus sp.
Vespidae (paper, potter, vespid and wasps and yellowjackets)
  Ancistrocerus sp. (potter wasp)
  Eumenes sp. (potter wasp)
  Euodynerus sp. (potter wasp)
  Leptochilus sp. (potter wasp)
  Polistes fuscatus (paper wasp)
  Polistes fuscatus aurifer (paper wasp)
  Pseudomasaris edwardsii (vespid wasp)
  Pseudomasaris zonalis (vespid wasp)
  Pterocheilus decorus (potter wasp)
  Pterocheilus provancheri (potter wasp)
  Stenodynerus sp. (potter wasp)
  Vespula arenaria (yellowjacket)
  Vespula germanica (yellowjacket)
  Vespula pensylvanica (yellowjacket)

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