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Hymenoptera (Social Insects: Ants, Bees, Wasps etc.)

The taxonomic presentation here is strictly by family, and does not currently group taxa into higher level clades (i.e. ants, wasps, bees, etc.).

 

Family: Andrenidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Andrena labiatula Osytshnjuk, 1993 - 1963 Ukraine Extinct Access
             

Melitturga rubricata

Morice, 1916 - (rediscovered) Morocco Rediscovered Access
             
Perdita hirticeps luteocincta Timberlake, 1960 Yellow-banded (adrenid) bee ? Antioch Dunes, California, USA Extinct Access

 

Family: Aphelinidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Centrodora damoni (Girault, 1922) - (rediscovered) Tasmania, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Apidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Apis vechti Maa, 1953 Saban honey bee - Sabah, Malaysia Rediscovered Access
             
Bombus cockerelli Franklin, 1913 Cockerell's bumblebee (rediscovered) White Mountains, New Mexico, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Bombus franklini (Frison, 1921) Franklin's bumble bee 9 August 2006 California & Oregon, USA Missing Access
             

Bombus irisanensis

Cockerell, 1910 - (rediscovered) Luzon, Philippines Relocated or rediscovered Access
             
Bombus rubriventris Lepeletier, 1835   pre-1836 Brazil Extinct Access
             
Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson, 1878) - (rediscovered) North America Rediscovered Access
             
Eucera douglasiana Cockerell, 1906 - 1902 Grant County, Washington, USA Missing Access
             
Nomada siciliensis Dalla Torre & Friese, 1894 - 1885 Sicily, Italy Missing Access
             
Tetragonula praeterita (Walker, 1860)   - Sri Lanka Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Bethylidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Acrepyris rugicollis (Kieffer, 1905)   (rediscovered) Malaysia Rediscovered Access
             
Pristocera levicollis (Kieffer, 1905)   (rediscovered) Madagascar Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Chrysididae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Lustrina assamensis Kurian, 1955   (rediscovered) India to Vietnam Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Colletidae

NB: The conservation status of Hawaiian bees of the genus Hylaeus is not well understood. Under sampling has been a factor, as well as genuine declines in many populations. Hence the following list should be seen as very tentative and apt to change radically in the future.

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Hesperocolletes douglasi Michener, 1965 Douglas’s broad-headed bee, Rottnest (Island) bee (rediscovered) Western Australia, Australia Rediscovered Access
             
Hylaeus angustulus Perkins, 1899 Lanai yellow-faced bee ? Lanai, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus anomalus Perkins, 1899 Abnormal yellow-faced bee (rediscovered) O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Hylaeus chlorostictus Perkins, 1899 Greenspotted yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus dimidiatus Perkins, 1899 Equilateral yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus erythrodemas Perkins, 1899 - ? Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Hylaeus finitimus Perkins, 1899 - ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus flavifrons Kirby, 1880 Yellow-fronted yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus flavipes F. Smith, 1853 Yellow-footed yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus fuscipennis obscuripes Perkins, 1899 - ? Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Hylaeus gliddenae Magnacca & Daly, 2003 Red-bellied yellow-faced bee 1934 Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus haleakalae Perkins, 1899 Halaeakala yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus hirsutulus Perkins, 1899 Hirsute yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus homoeochroma Perkins, 1911 - pre-1913 Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Hylaeus hostilis Perkins, 1899 Hostile yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus hula Perkins, 1911 Hula yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus insignis Förster, 1871 Remarkable yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (synonym)? Access
             
Hylaeus insulae Meade-Waldo, 1923 Island yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Hylaeus kauaiensis Perkins, 1899 Kauai Yellow-faced bee ? Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus kona Blackburn, 1886 Kona yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus laetus Perkins, 1899 Joyful yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus laticeps (Perkins, 1899) Broadhead yellow-faced bee 1894 Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Hylaeus mauiensis Perkins, 1899 - pre-1900 Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus melanothrix Perkins, 1899 - 1896 Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus mutatus Perkins, 1899 - ? Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus nalo Magnacca & Daly, 2003 Lost yellow-faced bee, Forgotten yellow-faced bee March 1914 Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA Extinct Access
             
Hylaeus niloticus Warncke, 1970 Black yellow-faced bee, Darkening yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus nivalis Perkins, 1899 Snowy yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus nivicola (Meade-Waldo, 1923) - ? Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus obscurata Perkins, 1899 - ? Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (junior homonym) Access
             
Hylaeus pele Perkins, 1899 Pele’s yellow-faced bee ? Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus perspicuus Perkins, 1899 - 1897? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus psammobius Perkins, 1911 Sand yellow-faced bee ? Hawaii & Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus rugulosus Perkins, 1899 Wrinkled yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus satelles Blackburn, 1886 Guarding yellow-faced bee ? Maui, Lanai & Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus setosifrons Perkins, 1899 Bristle-fronted yellow-faced bee ? Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus simplex Perkins, 1899 Hawaiian yellow-faced bee pre-1989 Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             
Hylaeus unicus Perkins, 1899 Unique yellow-faced bee ? Hawaiian Islands, USA ? Access
             

Leioproctus otautahi

Donavan, 2007 - 16-18 December 1959 Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Nesoprosopis nivalis Perkins, 1899 - - Hawaiian Islands, USA Invalid (junior homonym) Access
             
Pharohylaeus lactiferus
(Cockerell, 1910) - - New South Wales & Queensland, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Crabronidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Bembix formosana Bischoff, 1913   - Taijiang National Park, China Rediscovered Access
             
Harpactus impudens (Nurse, 1903)   (rediscovered) India Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Cynipidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Cerroneuroterus apenninus (Trotter, 1923)   (rediscovered) Italy Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Encyrtidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Oobius depressus Girault, 1916 - - USA Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Eupelmidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Calymmochilus russoi Gibson, 1995 - (rediscovered) Europe (incl. Spain) Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Formicidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Amyrmex golbachi Kusnezov, 1953 - (rediscovered) Argentina Rediscovered Access
             
Camponotus yogi Wheeler, 1915 - (rediscovered) ? Rediscovered Access
             
Cerapachys sauteri Forel, 1913 - (rediscovered) Taiwan Rediscovered Access
             
Crematogaster cylindriceps Wheeler, 1927 - (rediscovered) Borneo, Indonesia & Luzon, Philippines Rediscovered Access
             
Gnamptogenys hartmani (Wheeler, 1915) - (rediscovered) Texas, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Leptanilla kubotai Baroni Urbani   (rediscovered) Japan Rediscovered Access
             
Mycetophylax asper Mayr, 1887 - (rediscovered) Santa Catarina, Brazil Rediscovered Access
             
Myrmecina cacabau Mann, 1929 - (rediscovered) Viti Levu, Fiji Rediscovered Access
             
Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark, 1934 Australian primitive ant, Dinosaur ant (rediscovered) Australia Rediscovered Access
             
Odontomachus cornutus Stitz, 1933 - (rediscovered) Ecuador Rediscovered Access
             
Opamyrma hungvuong Yamane, Bui & Eguchi, 2008 - - China & Vietnam Rediscovered Access
             
Perissomyrmex snyderi Smith, 1947 - (rediscovered) ? Rediscovered Access
             
Pheidole acutidens (Santschi, 1922) - (rediscovered) Argentina & Brazil Rediscovered Access
             
Pogonomyrmex colei Snelling, 1982 (1981?) - (rediscovered) Arizona, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Simopelta minima (Brandão, 1989) - (rediscovered) Brazil Rediscovered Access
             
Temnothorax silvestrii (Santschi, 1911) - (rediscovered) Arizona, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Veromessor lobognathus (Andrews, 1916) - - USA Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Halictidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile

Eupetersia lasurea

(Friese, 1909) - (rediscovered) Tanzania Rediscovered Access
             
Halictus pinguismentus Janjic and Packer, 2001 - late 1800's or early 1900's? Guadeloupe, México Missing Access
             
Lasioglossum ereptor Gibbs, 2009 - (rediscovered) Tanzania Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Ichneumonidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Listrognathus nubilipennis (Cresson, 1878) - (rediscovered) North Carolina, USA Rediscovered Access
             

Shortia siccula

Gauld, 1984 - 1984 or before Australian Capital Territory, Australia Missing Access

 

Family: Megachilidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Lithurgus andrewsi Cockerell, 1909 - 1897 Christmas Island, Australia Missing Access
             
Megachile cypricola Mavromoustakis, 1938 - (rediscovered) Cyprus Rediscovered Access
             
Megachile pluto Smith, 1860 Wallace's giant bee, Giant mason bee (rediscovered) Bacan, Halmahera and Tidore, North Moluccas, Indonesia Rediscovered Access
             
Osmia calaminthae
Rightmyer, Ascher & Griswold, 2011 Blue calamintha bee (rediscovered) Highlands County, Florida, USA Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Melittidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Macropis steironema opaca Robertson, 1891 Yakima River oil-collecting bee 1882 Morgan’s Ferry (along the Yakima River), Washington, USA Missing Access

 

Family: Mutillidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Myrmosula pacifica Mickel, 1940 Antioch mutillid wasp ? California, USA Missing Access

 

Family: Mymaridae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Gonatocerus tremulae Bakkendorf, 1934 - (rediscovered) Denmark & Romania Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Scolebythidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Scolebythus madecassus Evans, 1963 - (rediscovered) Madagascar Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Siricidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Eriotremex purpureipennis (Westwood, 1874)   (rediscovered) Malaysia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Stephanidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Afromegischus gigas (Schletterer, 1889)   (rediscovered) Iran Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Tenthredinidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Cladiucha insolita Konow, 1902 - (rediscovered) Laos & Vietnam Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Vespidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Euodynerus radula Fabricius, 1787 - 19 August 1925 Kauai & Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA Extinct Access
             

Leptochilus quintus

Gusenleitner, 1991   (rediscovered) Mosor Mountain, Croatia Rediscovered Access
             

Mischocyttarus tapuya

Schulz, 1905   (rediscovered) Pará, Brazil Rediscovered Access

 

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