Hymenoptera of the Afrotropical region

(Wasps, Bees, Ants)

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera)

Bioinformatics resource for wasps, bees and ants recorded from the Afrotropical biogeographical region (Africa south of the Sahara including southern Arabian peninsula, Madagascar and smaller surrounding islands).

SUPERFAMILY

Apoidea

Cephoidea

Ceraphronoidea

Chalcidoidea

Chrysidoidea

Cynipoidea

Diaprioidea

Evanioidea

Formicoidea

Ichneumonoidea

Megalyroidea

Mymarommatoidea

Orussoidea

Platygastroidea

Proctotrupoidea

Pompiloidea

Scolioidea

Siricoidea

Stephanoidea

Tenthredinoidea

Thynnoidea

Tiphioidea

Trigonaloidea

Vespoidea

World Hymenoptera home page

Wasps of the World - A guide to every family

Afrotropical Hymenoptera Initiative

Identification keys

Classification of World Hymenoptera

Getting to know Bees

Wonderful World of Wasps exhibition

Collecting permits

Collecting expeditions

Bob Copelands "Insect of the Week" series

Links to Hymenoptera sites

An initiative funded in part by the South African National Research Foundation under grant numbers GUN 2068865 and GUN 2069377, and by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DEB 0614764.

HIGHLIGHTS

Cynipoidea

Identification Keys

Ichneumonidae

Identification Keys

Pycnostigminae

Chrysis splendens

Eusandalum

Khoikhoiinae endemic South African subfamily

Solenura carinatus

Megalyridia

endemic South African genus

Chalinus braunsi

Rhoophilus loewi

Biology of an endemic South African species

Agaon kiellandi

Crossogaster inusitata

Tanaostigmodes tambotis

Sapygina lobengulae

Ampulex bredoi

Trigonalys