Bees, wasps and ants of Tamil Nadu
746 bees, wasps and ants on the India list have an open record placed in Tamil Nadu.
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 Tamil Nadu on the list (746)
- Acerocephala indica
- Aenictus ceylonicus
- Aenictus indicus
- Aenictus kodagura
- Aenictus lankamallensis
- Aenictus pachycerus
- Aenictus sagei
- Aenictus wilsoni
- Allanagrus orientalis
- Allophatnus fulvitergus
- Allorhynchium argentatum
- Allorhynchium metallicum
- Alysson triangularis
- Amegilla albigena
- Amegilla andrewsi
- Amegilla cingulifera
- Amegilla comberi
- Amegilla confusa
- Amegilla dizona
- Amegilla niveata Pied Banded Digger Bee
- Amegilla niveocincta
- Amegilla puttalama
- Amegilla quadrata
- Amegilla quadrifasciata Four-striped Digger Bee
- Amegilla subcoerulea
- Amegilla subinsularis
- Amegilla violacea
- Amegilla zonata Black-footed Blue banded Bee
- Amitus minervae
- Ammobates chinospilus
- Ammophila clavus
- Ampulex compressa Emerald Cockroach Wasp
- Anagyrus aquilonaris
- Anagyrus subnigricornis
- Anagyrus tricolor
- Analysson rufescens
- Anaphes quinquearticulatus
- Anastatus bangalorensis
- Anastatus mohanae
- Andrena viridescens Viridescent Miner
- Anisopteromalus calandrae
- Anochetus daedalus
- Anochetus graeffei
- Anochetus obscurior
- Anochetus rufus
- Anochetus yerburyi
- Anoplolepis gracilipes Yellow Crazy Ant
- Anteon hilare
- Anteon naduense
- Anteon peterseni
- Antepipona aurantiaca
- Antepipona biguttata
- Antepipona ceylonica
- Antepipona frontalis
- Antepipona minutissima
- Antepipona ovalis
- Antepipona sadidharani
- Antepipona sibilans
- Anterhynchium abdominale
- Anterhynchium coracinum
- Anteromorpha deccanensis
- Anthidiellum latipes
- Anthidiellum ramakrishnae
- Antodynerus limbatus
- Antodynerus punctatipennis
- Antrocephalus hakonensis
- Aphaenogaster beccarii
- Aphelopus penanganus
- Apis cerana Asian Honey Bee
- Apis dorsata Giant Honey Bee
- Apis florea Red Dwarf Honey Bee
- Apis mellifera Western Honey Bee
- Apoleptomastix bicoloricornis
- Astymachus saccharum
- Atree rajathae
- Auplopus aegina
- Austronomia capitata
- Austronomia notiomorpha
- Bembix borrei
- Bembix glauca
- Bembix lunata
- Bembix tranquebarica
- Boltonopone sulcata
- Bothroponera henryi
- Brachymeria albicrus
- Brachymeria apicicornis
- Brachymeria bengalensis
- Brachymeria carinata
- Brachymeria euploeae
- Brachymeria indica
- Brachymeria jambolana
- Brachymeria lasus
- Brachymeria molestae
- Brachymeria nephantidis
- Brachymeria nosatoi
- Brachymeria podagrica
- Brachymeria secundaria
- Braunsapis mixta
- Braunsapis picitarsis
- Braunsapis puangensis Puang Reed Bee
- Calliscelio agaliensis
- Calliscelio coorgensis
- Calliscelio coromandelensis
- Calliscelio elegans
- Calliscelio indicus
- Calliscelio longicarinatus
- Calliscelio orientalis
- Callocleonymus indiaensis
- Calotelea auriventria
- Calotelea immaculata
- Camponotus angusticollis
- Camponotus ashokai
- Camponotus compressus Indian Black Ant
- Camponotus irritans
- Camponotus nirvanae
- Camponotus oblongus
- Camponotus opaciventris
- Camponotus parius
- Camponotus puniceps
- Camponotus rufoglaucus Velvet Sugar Ant
- Camponotus sericeus Silky Sugar ant
- Camponotus simoni
- Camponotus variegatus Hawaiian Carpenter Ant
- Camponotus varius
- Campsomeriella collaris
- Campsomeris phalerata
- Camptoptera brevifuniculata
- Camptoptera kannada
- Camptoptera matcheta
- Camptothlipsis dravida
- Cardiocondyla minutior Lesser Sneaking Ant
- Carebara affinis
- Carebara diversa Asian Marauder Ant
- Carebara lamellifrons
- Carebara leei
- Carinostigmus aterrimus
- Carinostigmus congruus
- Carinostigmus griphus
- Cataglyphis setipes
- Cataulacus granulatus
- Cataulacus latus
- Cataulacus taprobanae
- Ceratina accusator
- Ceratina apatela
- Ceratina beata
- Ceratina binghami Bingham Small Carpenter
- Ceratina dentipes Tooth-legged Small Carpenter
- Ceratina indica Indian Armoured Small carpenter
- Ceratina simillima Similar Lettered Small carpenter
- Ceratina smaragdula Emerald Small Carpenter
- Ceratina waini Wain's Armoured Small carpenter
- Ceratobaeus cholakadensis
- Ceratoneura indi
- Ceropales anaghae
- Ceylalictus appendiculatus
- Ceylalictus cereus
- Chalybion bengalense Oriental Mud-dauber Wasp
- Chelonus blackburni
- Chelonus formosanus
- Chlorion lobatum
- Chlorion splendidum
- Chronoxenus dalyi
- Chrysis aswathiae
- Chrysis baldocki
- Chrysis bernasconii
- Chrysis bhavanae
- Chrysis fuscipennis
- Chrysis ionophris
- Chrysis oblita
- Chrysis pubescens
- Chrysis schioedtei
- Chrysis travancoriana
- Chrysonotomyia locustivora
- Cleruchoides indicus
- Cleruchus funiculatus
- Cleruchus indicus
- Coccobius udakamundus
- Coccophagoides orientalis
- Coeleumenes impavidus
- Coelioxys angulatus
- Coelioxys apicatus
- Coelioxys capitatus
- Coelioxys confusus
- Coelioxys coturnix Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
- Coelioxys dormitans
- Coelioxys fuscipennis
- Coelioxys pachyrhina
- Coelioxys ramakrishnae
- Coelioxys sexmaculatus
- Conganteon nepalense
- Coryptilus indicus
- Cosmocomoidea kodaiana
- Cosmocomoidea udakamandus
- Crematogaster biroi
- Crematogaster brunnea
- Crematogaster buddhae
- Crematogaster contemta
- Crematogaster dalyi
- Crematogaster rogenhoferi
- Crematogaster rothneyi
- Crematogaster subnuda
- Cremnops desertor
- Cremnops indicus
- Crossocerus pusanoides
- Crossocerus rimatus
- Cyrtolabulus suavis
- Dasylabris argentipes
- Dasylabris rugosa
- Dasyproctus niger
- Delta conoideum
- Delta esuriens Okinawa Mud Wasp
- Delta paraconicum
- Delta pyriforme
- Diacamma ceylonense
- Diacamma cyaneiventre
- Diacamma rugosum Bornean Queenless Ant
- Dicopomorpha manickavasagami
- Dicopus noyesi
- Dilobocondyla bangalorica
- Diplazon laetatorius Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp
- Dirhinus anthracia
- Dirhinus auratus
- Dirhinus bakeri
- Dirhinus deplanatus
- Dirhinus pilifer
- Discoelius vasukii
- Discoelius vasukii
- Doddifoenus burksi
- Dolichurus albifacies
- Dolichurus aridulus
- Dolichurus chareshi
- Dolichurus gilberti
- Dorylus labiatus
- Dorylus orientalis
- Dryinus cavifrons
- Dvivarnus agamades
- Echthromorpha agrestoria
- Ectomomyrmex annamitus
- Elasmus anamalaianus
- Elasmus binocellatus
- Elasmus cyanomontanus
- Elasmus indicoides
- Elasmus johnstoni
- Elasmus kodaianus
- Elasmus kollimalaianus
- Elasmus mahabalii
- Elasmus nephantidis
- Embidobia barbarika
- Embidobia dooranetra
- Embidobia gauriputra
- Embidobia hiranya
- Embidobia hrdaya
- Embidobia jatayu
- Embidobia procera
- Encarsia duorunga
- Encarsia sophia
- Enicospilus dolosus
- Enicospilus merdarius
- Entomognathus narratus
- Entomognathus singarae
- Eoanthidium salemense
- Eoanthidium semicarinatum
- Eotrogaspidia hauseri
- Eotrogaspidia saussurei
- Episyron keralaensis
- Epitranus albipennis
- Epitranus crassicornis
- Epitranus elongatula
- Epitranus erythrogaster
- Epitranus observator
- Epitranus parvidens
- Epsilon chikmagalurensis
- Eretmocerus rajasthanicus
- Erromyrma latinodis
- Euaspis carbonaria
- Euaspis edentata
- Eumenes macrops
- Eumenes maxillosus
- Eupetersia nathani
- Euplectrus euplexiae
- Euplectrus leucostomus
- Euplectrus reticulatus
- Euryischia indica
- Eurytoma dentata
- Eurytoma monemae
- Eurytoma setitibia
- Eusphinctus furcatus
- Eusphinctus taylori
- Eustenogaster eximia
- Evania appendigaster Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp
- Flavopimpla nigromaculata
- Foenatopus anupam
- Foenatopus chareshi
- Foenatopus chinnarensis
- Foenatopus idukkiensis
- Foenatopus weii
- Formica elongata
- Fusicornia tehrii
- Gastrosericus incisus
- Gonatocerus shamimi
- Gonatopus iarensis
- Goniozus indicus
- Gryon mudugeriense
- Habrobracon hebetor
- Habroteleia kotturensis
- Hadronotus altmannae
- Hadronotus circus
- Hadronotus divergens
- Hadronotus fulviventris
- Hadronotus goodallae
- Hadronotus gowatyae
- Hadronotus hogenakalensis
- Hadronotus irregularis
- Hadronotus taraka
- Hadronotus wintes
- Halictus latisignatus
- Halictus lucidipennis Shining-winged Metallic-Furrow bee
- Halictus vicinus
- Haltichella variicolor
- Harpegnathos saltator Indian Jumping Ant
- Harpegnathos venator Giant Jumping Ant
- Hedychrum crassitarse
- Hemipepsis glabrata
- Heratemis devriesi
- Heterogamus percurrens
- Himopolynema malabaricum
- Hoplitis karikalensis
- Hylaeus sedens
- Ichneumon femorator
- Idris semiflaviventris
- Idris velakkadaiensis
- Indothrix longicornis
- Inostemma berijamum
- Inostemma shencottahense
- Iridomyrmex anceps Asian Tyrant Ant
- Ischnojoppa luteator
- Isodontia edax
- Java nigrita nigrita
- Karlissaidia sexmaculata
- Kikiki huna
- Knemodynerus coriaceus
- Kriechbaumerella ayyari
- Labus pusillus
- Larra maura
- Lasiochalcidia pilosella
- Lasioglossum albescens White Combed-Sweat Bee
- Lasioglossum serenum
- Latreille pyrillivorus
- Lepisiota annandalei
- Lepisiota integra
- Lepisiota rothneyi
- Lepisiota satpuraensis
- Lepisiota wroughtonii
- Leptacis yercaudensis
- Leptanilla escheri
- Leptobatopsis indica
- Leptogenys chinensis
- Leptogenys dalyi
- Leptogenys diminuta
- Leptogenys peuqueti
- Leptogenys processionalis
- Leptogenys roberti
- Leucospis guzeratensis
- Leucospis histrio
- Leucospis pediculata
- Leucospis petiolata
- Liometopum apiculatum Escamolera Ant
- Lioponera anokha
- Lipotriches bombayensis
- Lipotriches fervida Fervid Armed-Nomia
- Lipotriches fulvinerva Tawny-veined Small-Nomia
- Lipotriches minutula
- Lipotriches phenacura
- Liragathis javana
- Liris aurulentus Golden Cricket Wasp
- Liris subtessellatus
- Lissodynerus septemfasciatus
- Lissopimpla albopicta
- Lithurgopsis littoralis
- Lithurgus atratus Black Woodborer
- Lithurgus huberi
- Litus sutil
- Loboscelidia incompleta
- Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus
- Lordomyrma mewasinghi
- Lymaenon berijamus
- Lymaenon bicoloriventris
- Lymaenon breviterebratus
- Lymaenon delhiensis
- Lymaenon tamilanus
- Macrogalea candida Common Giant-Reed bee
- Macronomia dilatata
- Macronomia karnatakaensis
- Macronomia madrasensis
- Megachile albifrons
- Megachile anthracina
- Megachile apostolica
- Megachile bellula
- Megachile bicolor Bicolored leafcutter bee
- Megachile carbonaria
- Megachile cephalotes Resin Bee
- Megachile concinna Elegant leaf-cutter bee
- Megachile conjuncta
- Megachile devadatta
- Megachile disjuncta Disjunct Resin Bee
- Megachile hera
- Megachile lanata Woolly Wall Bee
- Megachile laticeps Broad-headed Leafcutter Bee
- Megachile lefroma
- Megachile lerma
- Megachile ramakrishnae
- Megachile seraxensis
- Megachile vera
- Megischus alveolifer
- Megischus ranjithi
- Meranoplus bellii
- Meranoplus bicolor Bicolored Shield Ant
- Meranoplus levis
- Meranoplus rothneyi
- Metapelma strychnocola
- Metaphycus fuscidorsum
- Microleptes chiani
- Miscophus kaleshi
- Miscophus nigricans
- Miscophus prasanthi
- Monomorium atomum
- Monomorium biroi
- Monomorium floricola Flower Ant
- Monomorium indicum
- Monomorium pharaonis Pharaoh Ant
- Monomorium sagei
- Monomorium sahlbergi
- Monomorium schurri
- Mymar schwanni
- Myrmicaria brunnea Brown Droptail Ant
- Myrmicaria fodiens
- Myrmoteras brachygnathum
- Myrmoteras indicum
- Mystrium camillae
- Narayanella thornypoda
- Neanastatus trochantericus
- Nematopodius luteus
- Neocladia shadsaka
- Neodryinus pseudodiffusus
- Neotrichoporoides nyemitawus
- Neotrichoporoides viridimaculata
- Netelia kashmirensis
- Nitela neoapoensis
- Nitela pseudocollaris
- Nomada adusta
- Nomada bicellula
- Nomada breviuscula
- Nomada ceylonica
- Nomia aurata
- Nomia crassipes Thick-legged Nomia
- Nomia curvipes Curvy-legged Nomia
- Nomia elliotii
- Nomia fulvata
- Nomia interstitialis
- Nomia iridescens Iridescent Nomia
- Nomia radiata
- Nomia rufitarsis
- Nomia strigata Striped Nomia
- Nomia thoracica Felt-topped Nomia
- Nomia westwoodi Westwood pronged Nomia
- Nylanderia bourbonica Robust Crazy ant
- Odontacolus markadicus
- Odontacolus whitfieldi
- Odontomachus simillimus Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant
- Odontomutilla pulchrina
- Odontoponera denticulata
- Odontoscelio sp.1
- Odontoscelio sp.2
- Odontoscelio sp.3
- Odontoscelio vikata
- Oecophylla smaragdina Asian Weaver Ant
- Ooceraea besucheti
- Oreumenoides edwardsii
- Orionis femorator
- Ormyrus orientalis
- Oxyscelio genae
- Oxyscelio wa
- Pachyanthidium lachrymosum Lachrymose Thick-Resin bee
- Palachia grisselli
- Palaeoneura indopeninsularis
- Parabatozonus annulatus
- Paragenia argentifrons
- Paraleptomenes humbertianus
- Paraleptomenes miniatus
- Paraleptomenes nurseanus
- Parapsammophila erythrocephala
- Parastephanellus reductus
- Parasyscia keralensis
- Paratelenomus saccharalis
- Paratrechina longicornis Longhorn Crazy Ant
- Paridris armigera
- Paridris karnatakensis
- Parvaponera darwinii
- Pediobius foveolatus
- Pediobius imbreus
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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