Bees, wasps and ants of Kerala
640 bees, wasps and ants on the India list have an open record placed in Kerala.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for bees, wasps and ants yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
All bees, wasps and ants of Kerala on the list (640)
- Acmopolynema indochinense
- Acropyga acutiventris
- Aenictus fergusoni
- Aenictus kodaguensis
- Aenictus malakkaparensis
- Aivalykus microaciculatus
- Allophatnus fulvitergus
- Allorhynchium anomalum
- Allorhynchium argentatum
- Allorhynchium tuberculatum
- Amegilla andrewsi
- Amegilla comberi
- Amegilla dizona
- Amegilla subinsularis
- Amegilla violacea
- Amegilla zonata Black-footed Blue banded Bee
- Ammophila clavus
- Ammophila laevigata
- Ammoplanellus keralensis
- Ampulex compressa Emerald Cockroach Wasp
- Ampulex major
- Anagyrus gracilis
- Anaphes triapitsyni
- Anastatus acherontiae
- Anastatus bangalorensis
- Anastatus echidna
- Anastatus gibsoni
- Anastatus narendrani
- Anastatus ramakrishnai
- Andreimyrme paniya
- Anochetus daedalus
- Anochetus graeffei
- Anochetus pupulatus
- Anomalon variistriatum
- Anoplolepis gracilipes Yellow Crazy Ant
- Antepipona biguttata
- Antepipona ceylonica
- Antepipona minutissima
- Antepipona ovalis
- Antepipona rufescens
- Antepipona sibilans
- Anterhynchium abdominale
- Anterhynchium flavomarginatum
- Anthidiellum ramakrishnae
- Anthidiellum riparium
- Antodynerus flavescens
- Antodynerus limbatus
- Antodynerus punctatipennis
- Antrocephalus hakonensis
- Antrocephalus sepyra
- Apanteles taragamae
- Aphaenogaster beccarii
- Aphanogmus cecidovorus
- Apis cerana Asian Honey Bee
- Apis dorsata Giant Honey Bee
- Apis florea Red Dwarf Honey Bee
- Apis mellifera Western Honey Bee
- Apoleptomastix bicoloricornis
- Argogorytes tonkinensis
- Aridelus malabaricus
- Aspidobracon noyesi
- Aulacus sahyadriensis
- Auplopus blandus
- Austronomia pseudoscutellata
- Austroterobia maldica
- Baeosega kimseyae
- Baeosega krombeini
- Bembix glauca
- Boltonopone sulcata
- Boltonopone tesseronoda
- Brachymeria excarinata
- Brachymeria nephantidis
- Brachymeria nosatoi
- Brachymeria podagrica
- Brachymeria trinidadensis
- Brachyponera luteipes
- Brachyponera obscurans
- Bracon brevicornis
- Bracon garugaphagae
- Braunsapis mixta
- Braunsapis picitarsis
- Calliscelio agaliensis
- Calliscelio carinatus
- Calliscelio coorgensis
- Calliscelio elegans
- Calliscelio emarginatus
- Calliscelio glabratus
- Calliscelio indicus
- Calliscelio longicarinatus
- Calliscelio malabaricus
- Calotelea foveata
- Calotelea tanugatra
- Calotelea trikona
- Calyptomyrmex vedda
- Calyptomyrmex wittmeri
- Camponotus albosparsus
- Camponotus angusticollis
- Camponotus barbatus
- Camponotus compressus Indian Black Ant
- Camponotus confucii
- Camponotus irritans
- Camponotus mitis
- Camponotus nirvanae
- Camponotus opaciventris
- Camponotus parius
- Camponotus rufoglaucus Velvet Sugar Ant
- Camponotus sericeus Silky Sugar ant
- Camponotus sholensis
- Camponotus simoni
- Camponotus sklarus
- Camponotus variegatus Hawaiian Carpenter Ant
- Camponotus varius
- Campsomeriella collaris
- Campsomeris phalerata
- Cardiocondyla goa
- Cardiocondyla minutior Lesser Sneaking Ant
- Cardiocondyla schulzi
- Carebara affinis
- Carebara diversa Asian Marauder Ant
- Carebara leei
- Carebara nana
- Carebara nayana
- Carebara periyarensis
- Carebara spinata
- Carinadelius medicus
- Carinibracon orientalis
- Carinopius dhithyae
- Carinostigmus congruus
- Carinostigmus costatus
- Carinostigmus griphus
- Casinaria minima
- Cataulacus taprobanae
- Centromyrmex feae
- Cephalotilla manikandani
- Ceratina apatela
- Ceratina canarensis
- Ceratina dentipes Tooth-legged Small Carpenter
- Ceratina hieroglyphica
- Ceratina simillima Similar Lettered Small carpenter
- Ceratina smaragdula Emerald Small Carpenter
- Ceratina waini Wain's Armoured Small carpenter
- Ceropales anaghae
- Chalybion bengalense Oriental Mud-dauber Wasp
- Chalybion gracile
- Chelonus blackburni
- Chelonus melanogastrus
- Chelonus miraventris
- Chelonus sahyadriensis
- Chlorion lobatum
- Chlorion splendidum
- Chronoxenus wroughtonii
- Chrysidea falsa
- Chrysidea furiosa
- Chrysidea mendicalis
- Chrysidea pumila
- Chrysis arkadyi
- Chrysis fuscipennis
- Chrysis ionophris
- Chrysis parviocula
- Colobopsis phragmaticola
- Colobopsis rothneyi
- Coryptilus indicus
- Cosmocomoidea monticolus
- Cosmocomoidea trialbifuniculatus
- Crematogaster aberrans
- Crematogaster biroi
- Crematogaster brunnea
- Crematogaster buddhae
- Crematogaster contemta
- Crematogaster dalyi
- Crematogaster ebenina
- Crematogaster rogenhoferi
- Crematogaster rothneyi
- Crematogaster subnuda
- Crematogaster travancorensis
- Crematogaster treubi
- Crematogaster wroughtonii
- Crinibracon chromusae
- Cyphononyx bipartitus
- Dasyproctus attenboroughi
- Dasyproctus geethae
- Dasyproctus tsunekii
- Dasyproctus yesudasi
- Deinodryinus keralensis
- Delta conoideum
- Delta esuriens Okinawa Mud Wasp
- Delta pyriforme
- Deutereulophus malabarensis
- Diacamma assamense
- Diacamma ceylonense
- Diacamma cyaneiventre
- Diacamma rugosum Bornean Queenless Ant
- Dichoteleas indicus
- Dicopomorpha manickavasagami
- Dicopus noyesi
- Dicranorhina dinesani
- Dicranorhina dinesani
- Dicranorhina georgei
- Dicranorhina sreeramani
- Dilobocondyla bangalorica
- Dirhinus anthracia
- Dirhinus auratus
- Dirhinus deplanatus
- Dirrhope indica
- Dolichoderus taprobanae
- Dolichurus aridulus
- Dolichurus sahyadriensis
- Dorylus orientalis
- Dryinus pyrillae
- Echthromorpha agrestoria
- Ectomomyrmex annamitus
- Embidobia barbarika
- Encarsia cubensis
- Eniacomorpha madagascariensis
- Enicospilus dolosus
- Enicospilus ramidulus
- Eosmicromyrmilla balakrishnani
- Eotrogaspidia adhabar
- Eotrogaspidia saussurei
- Ephucilla poonaensis
- Episyron keralaensis
- Episyron nigrocalcarius
- Episyron rufotibius
- Epitranus erythrogaster
- Epitranus parvidens
- Epsilon chikmagalurensis
- Erromyrma latinodis
- Euaspis carbonaria
- Eumenes architectus
- Eumenes belli
- Eumenes macrops
- Euplectrus acutigaster
- Euplectrus paribus
- Eusphinctus furcatus
- Evania appendigaster Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp
- Ficobracon kallithi
- Flavopimpla nigromaculata
- Foenatopus idukkiensis
- Foenatopus keralensis
- Foenatopus longicaudalis
- Foenatopus maheshi
- Foenatopus priyae
- Foenatopus sudhae
- Foenatopus wynadensis
- Furcadesha huddlestoni
- Gastrotrypes carinatus
- Gonatocerus longicornis
- Gonatopus abjectus
- Gonatopus attenuatus
- Habrobracon hebetor
- Hadronotus altmannae
- Hadronotus philippinensis
- Halictus latisignatus
- Halictus vicinus
- Harpactus impudens
- Harpegnathos saltator Indian Jumping Ant
- Heptascelio punctisternus
- Heptascelio striatosternus
- Himopolynema problema
- Hockeria fronta
- Hockeria manii
- Hockeria tristis
- Hypoponera aitkenii
- Hypoponera ragusai
- Idris linapteris
- Idris malabaricus
- Idris munnarensis
- Idris sayadreus
- Imeria longitarsis
- Indodynerus capitatus
- Indohormius keralaensis
- Indomyrma dasypyx
- Irenangelus punctipleuris
- Ischnojoppa luteator
- Isodontia edax
- Kerevata orientalia
- Knemodynerus gusenleitneri
- Kohliella anula
- Kriechbaumerella rufimanus
- Kudakrumia mirabilis
- Kudakrumia rangnekari
- Larra vechti
- Lasioglossum albescens White Combed-Sweat Bee
- Lasioglossum nathanae
- Lasioglossum serenum
- Lepisiota binghami
- Lepisiota rothneyi
- Lepisiota satpuraensis
- Leptanilla escheri
- Leptanilla indica
- Leptobatopsis indica
- Leptogenys carinata
- Leptogenys chinensis
- Leptogenys consanguinea
- Leptogenys dalyi
- Leptogenys dentilobis
- Leptogenys diminuta
- Leptogenys emiliae
- Leptogenys hysterica
- Leptogenys laeviceps
- Leptogenys longiscapus
- Leptogenys moelleri
- Leptogenys peuqueti
- Leptogenys processionalis
- Leptogenys punctiventris
- Leptogenys yerburyi
- Leucospis histrio
- Leucospis pediculata
- Leucospis petiolata
- Lioponera nayana
- Lipotriches ceratina Red-waisted Grass-Nomia
- Liris aurulentus Golden Cricket Wasp
- Lissodynerus septemfasciatus
- Lissopimpla albopicta
- Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus
- Lordomyrma mewasinghi
- Lordomyrma taylori
- Lymaenon devitatakus
- Lymaenon munnarus
- Lyricibracon jenningsi
- Lyroda formosa
- Machaerothrix salticidus
- Macroteleia lamba
- Mansa pulchricornis
- Megachalcis kannapuramensis
- Megachile bicolor Bicolored leafcutter bee
- Megachile conjuncta
- Megachile disjuncta Disjunct Resin Bee
- Megachile faceta Orange-shouldered Resin Bee
- Megachile femoratella
- Megachile lanata Woolly Wall Bee
- Megachile lerma
- Meranoplus bellii
- Meranoplus bicolor Bicolored Shield Ant
- Meranoplus rothneyi
- Mesoponera melanaria
- Metapelma strychnocola
- Meteoridea hutsoni
- Methocha keralaensis
- Methocha ubiquita
- Mischochalcis enigmata
- Miscophus kaleshi
- Miscophus nigricans
- Monomorium atomum
- Monomorium carbonarium
- Monomorium floricola Flower Ant
- Monomorium gabrielense
- Monomorium indicum
- Monomorium luisae
- Monomorium pharaonis Pharaoh Ant
- Monomorium sagei
- Monomorium sahlbergi
- Myrmecina urbanii
- Myrmicaria brunnea Brown Droptail Ant
- Myrmoteras indicum
- Myrmoteras scabrum
- Neolosbanus palgravei
- Netelia kashmirensis
- Nitela neoapoensis
- Nitela pseudocollaris
- Nomada adusta
- Nomada priscilla
- Nomia aurata
- Nomia crassipes Thick-legged Nomia
- Nomia curvipes Curvy-legged Nomia
- Nomia elliotii
- Nomia interstitialis
- Nomia iridescens Iridescent Nomia
- Nomia strigata Striped Nomia
- Nomia thoracica Felt-topped Nomia
- Nomia westwoodi Westwood pronged Nomia
- Nylanderia bourbonica Robust Crazy ant
- Nylanderia taylori
- Nylanderia yerburyi
- Odontomachus haematodus Two-spined Trap-jaw Ant
- Odontomachus simillimus Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant
- Odontomutilla sairandhriensis
- Odontoponera denticulata
- Oecophylla smaragdina Asian Weaver Ant
- Ooceraea biroi
- Ooctonus nigrotestaceus
- Parabatozonus annulatus
- Paragenia argentifrons
- Paraleptomenes humbertianus
- Paraleptomenes miniatus
- Parancistrocerus jaferpaloti
- Parastephanellus binoyi
- Parastephanellus malabaricus
- Parastephanellus mufeedae
- Parastephanellus narendrani
- Parasyscia indica
- Paratelenomus saccharalis
- Paratopula ceylonica
- Paratrechina longicornis Longhorn Crazy Ant
- Paratrechina yerburyi
- Pareumenes brevirostratus
- Paridris armigera
- Parvaponera darwinii
- Phalerimeris madurensis
- Phasgonophora rubra
- Pheidole indica Indian Big-headed Ant
- Pheidole megacephala African Big-headed Ant
- Pheidole mus
- Pheidole nodus
- Pheidole parva
- Pheidole phipsoni
- Pheidole roberti
- Pheidole rogersi
- Pheidole spathifera
- Pheidole sykesii Indian harvester ant
- Pheidole watsoni
- Pheidole woodmasoni
- Philomides paphius
- Phimenes flavopictus
- Plagiolepis alluaudi Little Yellow Ant
- Plagiolepis jerdonii
- Platygaster achterbergiana
- Platygaster lubomasneri
- Platygaster neostriatitergitis
- Platythyrea parallela
- Platythyrea sagei
- Pleurotroppopsis dentata
- Pleurotroppopsis nitifrons
- Podagrionella indarbelae
- Polemistus raoi
- Polistes sagittarius Banded Paper Wasp
- Polistes stigma Tropical Paper Wasp
- Polynema anamalaiensis
- Polyrhachis binghamii
- Polyrhachis convexa
- Polyrhachis dives Rich Spiny Sugar ant
- Polyrhachis exercita
- Polyrhachis gracilior
- Polyrhachis hemiopticoides
- Polyrhachis hippomanes
- Polyrhachis illaudata
- Polyrhachis lacteipennis
- Polyrhachis pagana
- Polyrhachis punctillata
- Polyrhachis rastellata
- Polyrhachis scissa
- Polyrhachis thrinax
- Polyrhachis tibialis
- Polyrhachis wroughtonii
- Prenolepis jerdoni
- Prenolepis naoroji
- Prionyx viduatus
- Proconura caryobori
- Proleurocerus litoralis
- Promicrogaster flava
- Propalachia odontomantiphaga
- Protanilla wardi
- Psenulus leucognathus
- Pseudapis oxybeloides Indian Epaulette-Nomia
- Pseudoneoponera rufipes
- Pseudozumia indica
- Psilochalcis carinigena
- Ravavy indicus
- Recurvidris recurvispinosa
- Rhynchium brunneum
- Ropalidia brevita
- Ropalidia cyathiformis
- Ropalidia fasciata
- Ropalidia jacobsoni
- Ropalidia kasaragodensis
- Ropalidia magnanima
- Ropalidia marginata
- Ropalidia montana
- Ropalidia narendrani
- Ropalidia rufocollaris
- Ropalidia rufoplagiata
- Ropalidia spatulata
- Ropalidia stigma
- Sceliphron coromandelicum
- Sceliphron javanum
- Sceliphron madraspatanum
- Schizaspidia sabariensis
- Scolia affinis
- Scolia binotata
- Scolia fasciatopunctata
- Scolia picteti
- Scolia rugifrons
- Shortia karumban
- Smicromorpha attenboroughi
- Smicromorpha keralensis
- Solenopsis geminata Tropical Fire Ant
- Solenopsis globularia Globular Thief Ant
- Solierella turneri
- Sphecodes scabricollis Rough-backed Blood Bee
- Sphegigaster peninsularis
- Sphex argentatus
- Sphex praedator
- Sphex sericeus
- Sphex subtruncatus
- Spilomena attenboroughi
- Spilomena fulvpleuris
- Spilomena keralaensis
- Spilomena reticularis
- Spilomena sahyadriensis
- Spilomena tsunekii
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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