Bees, wasps and ants of the semi-arid zone
354 bees, wasps and ants on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the semi-arid zone.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). 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 the semi-arid zone on the list (354)
- Adelencyrtus chionaspidis
- Aenictus aitkenii
- Aenictus arya
- Aenictus clavatus
- Aenictus fergusoni
- Aenictus gleadowii
- Aenictus wroughtonii
- Allorhynchium argentatum
- Amegilla albigena
- Amegilla andrewsi
- Amegilla calceifera White-footed Blue banded Bee
- Amegilla cingulata
- Amegilla comberi
- Amegilla confusa
- Amegilla dizona
- Amegilla latizona
- Amegilla mucorea
- Amegilla niveocincta
- Amegilla punctifrons Brow Banded Digger Bee
- Amegilla salviae
- Amegilla savignyi
- Amegilla subcoerulea
- Amegilla violacea
- Amegilla zonata Black-footed Blue banded Bee
- Ampulex compressa Emerald Cockroach Wasp
- Andrena agilissima Violet-winged Mining Bee
- Andrena savignyi Savigny's Miner
- Anicetus dodonia
- Anochetus cryptus
- Anochetus graeffei
- Anochetus kanariensis
- Anochetus madaraszi
- Anochetus rufus
- Anochetus validus
- Antepipona bipustulata
- Antepipona ovalis
- Antepipona sasidharani
- Anterhynchium abdominale
- Anterhynchium mellyi
- Anthophora calcarata
- Anthophora cunicularia
- Antodynerus flavescens
- Antodynerus limbatus
- Apis cerana Asian Honey Bee
- Apis dorsata Giant Honey Bee
- Apis florea Red Dwarf Honey Bee
- Apis mellifera Western Honey Bee
- Apocrypta westwoodi
- Austronomia capitata
- Bassus relativus
- Bombus haemorrhoidalis Blood-tipped Bumble Bee
- Bombus trifasciatus Three-striped Bumble Bee
- Bothroponera henryi
- Brachymeria podagrica
- Braunsapis mixta
- Braunsapis puangensis Puang Reed Bee
- Caliroa cerasi Cherry Slug Sawfly
- Calliscelio elegans
- Campoletis chlorideae
- Camponotus angusticollis
- Camponotus compressus Indian Black Ant
- Camponotus confucii
- Camponotus mutilarius
- Camponotus nirvanae
- Camponotus opaciventris
- Camponotus parius
- Camponotus pennsylvanicus Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
- Camponotus radiatus
- Camponotus rufoglaucus Velvet Sugar Ant
- Camponotus sericeus Silky Sugar ant
- Campsomeriella collaris
- Campsomeris phalerata
- Cardiocondyla minutior Lesser Sneaking Ant
- Carebara carinata
- Carebara propomegata
- Carebara spinata
- Carinostigmus congruus
- Carinostigmus griphus
- Cataglyphis setipes
- Cataulacus latus
- Ceratina binghami Bingham Small Carpenter
- Ceratina hieroglyphica
- Ceratina smaragdula Emerald Small Carpenter
- Ceratina tabescens
- Ceratobaeus auratus
- Ceratosolen fusciceps
- Ceylalictus cereus
- Ceylalictus punjabensis
- Ceylalictus variegatus
- Chalybion bengalense Oriental Mud-dauber Wasp
- Chalybion japonicum Japanese Blue Mud-dauber Wasp
- Chlorion lobatum
- Chlorion splendidum
- Chronoxenus wroughtonii
- Chrysis arrestans
- Chrysis cembricola
- Chrysis cotesi
- Chrysis mirae
- Chrysis oblita
- Chrysis stilboides
- Coelioxys angulatus
- Coelioxys apicatus
- Coelioxys confusus
- Coelioxys coturnix Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
- Coelioxys decipiens
- Coelioxys haemorrhoa
- Coelioxys pasteeli
- Coelioxys sexmaculatus
- Colletes comberi
- Colletes dudgeonii
- Colletes lacunatus
- Cotesia ruficrus
- Crematogaster aberrans
- Crematogaster anthracina
- Crematogaster contemta
- Crematogaster ebenina
- Crematogaster flava
- Crematogaster rothneyi
- Crematogaster sagei
- Crematogaster subnuda
- Crematogaster wroughtonii
- Cryptopone subterranea
- Delta campaniforme Yellow-and-black Potter Wasp
- Delta conoideum
- Delta dimidiatipenne Caterpillar hunting wasp
- Delta esuriens Okinawa Mud Wasp
- Delta pyriforme
- Diadasia nitidifrons
- Diplazon laetatorius Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp
- Dolichurus chareshi
- Dorylus labiatus
- Dorylus laevigatus
- Dorylus orientalis
- Dryinus stantoni
- Embidobia dooranetra
- Embidobia sankirna
- Encarsia sophia
- Eoanthidium semicarinatum
- Epitranus ramnathi
- Erromyrma latinodis
- Euaspis carbonaria
- Eumenes coarctatus Heath Potter Wasp
- Euodynerus pseudocoriaceus
- Euplectrus euplexiae
- Evania appendigaster Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp
- Gonatocerus litoralis
- Goryphus nursei
- Hadronotus hrdyae
- Halictus lucidipennis Shining-winged Metallic-Furrow bee
- Halictus smaragdulus Emerald Metallic-Furrow bee
- Halictus vicinus
- Harpegnathos saltator Indian Jumping Ant
- Harpegnathos venator Giant Jumping Ant
- Herbertia indica
- Hoplitis indostana
- Hypoponera aitkenii
- Hypoponera wroughtonii
- Icteranthidium sinapinum
- Idris agraensis
- Idris annexia
- Idris keethami
- Indodynerus capitatus
- Irenangelus acuminatus
- Ischnojoppa luteator
- Kurzenkotilla niveosignata
- Lasioglossum albescens White Combed-Sweat Bee
- Lasioglossum sopinci
- Lepisiota annandalei
- Lepisiota bipartita
- Lepisiota integra
- Lepisiota opaca
- Lepisiota pusaensis
- Lepisiota sericea
- Lepisiota wroughtonii
- Leptanilla lamellata
- Leptogenys dentilobis
- Leptogenys diminuta
- Leptogenys laeviceps
- Leucospis guzeratensis
- Leucospis petiolata
- Lipotriches exagens
- Lipotriches fulvinerva Tawny-veined Small-Nomia
- Liris aurulentus Golden Cricket Wasp
- Liris subtessellatus
- Lithurgus atratus Black Woodborer
- Lophomyrmex terraceensis
- Losgna occidentalis
- Lymaenon aureus
- Lymaenon bicoloriventris
- Megachile albifrons
- Megachile anthracina
- Megachile bicolor Bicolored leafcutter bee
- Megachile carbonaria
- Megachile cephalotes Resin Bee
- Megachile concinna Elegant leaf-cutter bee
- Megachile conjuncta
- Megachile creusa
- Megachile disjuncta Disjunct Resin Bee
- Megachile gathela
- Megachile lanata Woolly Wall Bee
- Megachile ramakrishnae
- Megachile relata
- Megachile rubripes
- Megachile umbripennis Shadow-winged Resin Bee
- Megachile vera
- Meranoplus bellii
- Meranoplus bicolor Bicolored Shield Ant
- Meranoplus levis
- Mesoponera melanaria
- Messor instabilis
- Micranisa pteromaloides
- Microplitis prodeniae
- Monomorium indicum
- Monomorium pharaonis Pharaoh Ant
- Monomorium sahlbergi
- Myopias shivalikensis
- Myrmica rhytida
- Myrmicaria brunnea Brown Droptail Ant
- Nomia aurata
- Nomia buddha
- Nomia callichlora
- Nomia crassipes Thick-legged Nomia
- Nomia curvipes Curvy-legged Nomia
- Nomia elliotii
- Nomia thoracica Felt-topped Nomia
- Nomia westwoodi Westwood pronged Nomia
- Nomioides minutissimus
- Nylanderia smythiesii
- Odontoponera denticulata
- Odontoscelio agnieleae
- Oecophylla smaragdina Asian Weaver Ant
- Oreumenoides edwardsii
- Ormyrus bouceki
- Ormyrus sheelae
- Osmia adae
- Osmia caerulescens Blue Mason Bee
- Pachyanthidium lachrymosum Lachrymose Thick-Resin bee
- Pachynomia aliena
- Paraleptomenes miniatus
- Parammobatodes indicus
- Parasyscia aitkenii
- Paratrechina longicornis Longhorn Crazy Ant
- Pheidole indica Indian Big-headed Ant
- Pheidole latinoda
- Pheidole mus
- Pheidole nodus
- Pheidole parva
- Pheidole phipsoni
- Pheidole roberti
- Pheidole sagei
- Pheidole wroughtonii
- Philotrypesis affinis
- Phimenes flavopictus
- Plagiolepis rogeri
- Polistes indicus
- Polistes olivaceus Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp
- Polistes sagittarius Banded Paper Wasp
- Polistes stigma Tropical Paper Wasp
- Polistes tenebricosus
- Polistes wattii Arabian paper wasp
- Polyrhachis exercita
- Polyrhachis lacteipennis
- Polyrhachis pagana
- Polyrhachis thrinax
- Polyrhachis tibialis
- Polyrhachis wroughtonii
- Ponera indica
- Prenolepis naoroji
- Prionyx viduatus
- Pseudapis flavolobata
- Pseudapis oxybeloides Indian Epaulette-Nomia
- Pseudoneoponera rufipes
- Rhynchium brunneum
- Rhynchium oculatum
- Ropalidia brevita
- Ropalidia jacobsoni
- Ropalidia marginata
- Ropalidia variegata
- Sceliphron coromandelicum
- Sceliphron madraspatanum
- Scolia affinis
- Scolia binotata
- Scolia quadripustulata
- Solenopsis geminata Tropical Fire Ant
- Sphecodes crassicornis
- Sphegigaster stepicola
- Sphex argentatus
- Sphex praedator
- Sphex pruinosus
- Sphex sericeus
- Sphex subtruncatus
- Steganomus bipunctatus
- Stigmatomma bellii
- Stigmatomma boltoni
- Stilbum cyanurum Emerald Cuckoo Wasp
- Streblocera levipleuron
- Strumigenys godeffroyi
- Strumigenys virgila
- Sycobia bethyloides
- Sycophila decatomoides
- Sycophila pilosa
- Sycophilodes moniliformis
- Sycoscapter guruti
- Sycoscapter stabilis
- Systropha punjabensis
- Tachypompilus analis Asian Red-tailed Spider Wasp
- Tapinoma himalaicum
- Tapinoma jandai
- Tapinoma melanocephalum Ghost Ant
- Telenomus ekadanta
- Tetragonula iridipennis Indian Stingless Bee
- Tetraloniella duvaucelii
- Tetraloniella tethepa
- Tetramorium bicarinatum Bicolored Pennant Ant
- Tetramorium decamerum
- Tetramorium lanuginosum Downy Pennant Ant
- Tetramorium smithi
- Tetramorium tortuosum
- Tetramorium walshi
- Tetramorium wroughtonii
- Tetraponera aitkenii
- Tetraponera nigra Black Slender Ant
- Tetraponera rufonigra Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant
- Thyreus himalayensis Himalayan Cloak-and-dagger Bee
- Thyreus ramosus
- Thyreus takaonis
- Tiphia decrescens
- Tiphia godavariae
- Tiphia nepa
- Trichogramma chilonis
- Trichomyrmex aberrans
- Trichomyrmex criniceps
- Trichomyrmex destructor
- Trichomyrmex glaber
- Trichomyrmex mayri
- Trichomyrmex scabriceps
- Trichomyrmex wroughtoni
- Trirogma caerulea
- Trissolcus colemani
- Trissolcus rufiventris
- Vespa affinis Lesser Banded Hornet
- Vespa basalis
- Vespa orientalis Oriental Hornet
- Vespa tropica Greater Banded Hornet
- Vespa velutina Yellow-legged Hornet
- Xanthopimpla punctata
- Xylocopa aestuans White-cheeked Carpenter
- Xylocopa auripennis Golden-winged Bamboo-Carpenter
- Xylocopa basalis Basal Carpenter
- Xylocopa fenestrata Windowed Carpenter
- Xylocopa pubescens Pubescent Carpenter Bee
- Xylocopa ruficornis Yellow-headed Carpenter
- Xylocopa tenuiscapa Slender-scaped Carpenter Bee
- Xylocopa valga Splay-footed Carpenter
Bees, wasps and ants elsewhere
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Other species of the semi-arid zone
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