Bees, wasps and ants of West Bengal
316 bees, wasps and ants on the India list have an open record placed in West Bengal.
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 West Bengal on the list (316)
- Acanthostichus davisi
- Acropyga acutiventris
- Aenictus brevicornis
- Aenictus clavitibia
- Aenictus dentatus
- Aenictus fergusoni
- Aenictus pachycerus
- Aenictus shuckardi
- Allorhynchium argentatum
- Allorhynchium metallicum
- Alloteleia bengalensis
- Alysson bengalensis
- Amegilla cingulata
- Amegilla violacea
- Ammophila clavus
- Ampulex compressa Emerald Cockroach Wasp
- Anastatus acherontiae
- Anastatus hayati
- Anastatus ramakrishnai
- Andrena flavipes Yellow-legged Mining Bee
- Aneuropria foersteri
- Anochetus graeffei
- Anoplolepis gracilipes Yellow Crazy Ant
- Antepipona biguttata
- Antepipona bipustulata
- Antepipona ceylonica
- Antepipona ovalis
- Antepipona pruthii
- Antepipona sibilans
- Antepipona tydides
- Anterhynchium abdominale
- Antodynerus flavescens
- Antodynerus limbatus
- Apis cerana Asian Honey Bee
- Apis dorsata Giant Honey Bee
- Apis florea Red Dwarf Honey Bee
- Apis laboriosa Himalayan Giant Honey Bee
- Apis mellifera Western Honey Bee
- Apodynerus formosensis
- Athlophorus pilifrons
- Baryconus bharatus
- Bembecinus proximus
- Boltonopone sulcata
- Boltonopone tesseronoda
- Bombus breviceps Short-faced Bumble Bee
- Bombus eximius Orange-legged Bumble Bee
- Bombus festivus Festive Bumble Bee
- Bombus flavescens Flavescent Bumble Bee
- Bombus haemorrhoidalis Blood-tipped Bumble Bee
- Bombus luteipes
- Brachymeria bengalensis
- Brachymeria hearseyi
- Brachymeria podagrica
- Brachyponera nigrita
- Braunsapis mixta
- Camponotus albosparsus
- Camponotus angusticollis
- Camponotus barbatus
- Camponotus compressus Indian Black Ant
- Camponotus habereri
- Camponotus maculatus Spotted Sugar Ant
- Camponotus mutilarius
- Camponotus nicobarensis Nicobar Carpenter Ant
- Camponotus nirvanae
- Camponotus opaciventris
- Camponotus parius
- Camponotus sericeus Silky Sugar ant
- Camponotus singularis
- Camponotus variegatus Hawaiian Carpenter Ant
- Camponotus wasmanni
- Campsomeriella collaris
- Campsomeris phalerata
- Cardiocondyla parvinoda
- Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Yellow Sneaking Ant
- Carebara bengalensis
- Carebara rothneyi
- Carebara wroughtonii
- Cataulacus latus
- Cephaleta brunniventris
- Ceratina hieroglyphica
- Ceratina smaragdula Emerald Small Carpenter
- Chalybion bengalense Oriental Mud-dauber Wasp
- Chelostoma aureocinctum
- Chlorion lobatum
- Chronoxenus walshi
- Chrysidea furiosa
- Chrysis dissimilis
- Chrysis perfecta
- Coelioxys basalis
- Coelioxys confusus
- Coelioxys fenestratus
- Colobopsis horseshoeta
- Cotesia glomerata Cabbage White Parasitoid Wasp
- Crematogaster brunnea
- Crematogaster contemta
- Crematogaster rogenhoferi
- Crematogaster rothneyi
- Crematogaster subnuda
- Crematogaster walshi
- Delta campaniforme Yellow-and-black Potter Wasp
- Delta conoideum
- Delta esuriens Okinawa Mud Wasp
- Delta pyriforme
- Diplazon pectoratorius
- Dolichoderus affinis
- Dolichoderus taprobanae
- Dorylus labiatus
- Dorylus orientalis
- Echinopla cherapunjiensis
- Echthromorpha agrestoria
- Ectomomyrmex javanus
- Eotrogaspidia lena
- Ephucilla poonaensis
- Episyron fenestratus
- Erromyrma latinodis
- Euaspis edentata
- Eumenes assamensis
- Eumenes atrophicus
- Eumenes macrops
- Eumenes sikkimensis
- Euodynerus unifasciatus
- Evania appendigaster Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp
- Foenatopus idukkiensis
- Goniozus indicus
- Harpegnathos venator Giant Jumping Ant
- Holopyga janthina
- Idris bianor
- Idris furvus
- Idris hyllus
- Idris longiscapus
- Imeria albomaculata
- Iridomyrmex anceps Asian Tyrant Ant
- Isostasius poroicus
- Karlissaidia sexmaculata
- Knemodynerus gusenleitneri
- Lagynodes mikoi
- Lasioglossum albescens White Combed-Sweat Bee
- Lasius crinitus
- Lepidotrigona arcifera
- Lepisiota rothneyi
- Lepisiota sericea
- Leptacis bengalensis
- Leptanilla revelierii
- Leptanilla ujjalai
- Leptogenys chinensis
- Leptogenys kitteli
- Leptogenys peuqueti
- Leptoteleia bengalensis
- Leucospis guzeratensis
- Liacos erythrosoma
- Lioponera longitarsus
- Lioponera parva
- Lipotriches phenacura
- Liris aurulentus Golden Cricket Wasp
- Liris subtessellatus
- Megachile conjuncta
- Megachile disjuncta Disjunct Resin Bee
- Megachile fraterna
- Megachile hera
- Megachile lanata Woolly Wall Bee
- Megachile laticeps Broad-headed Leafcutter Bee
- Megachile umbripennis Shadow-winged Resin Bee
- Megachile vera
- Meranoplus bicolor Bicolored Shield Ant
- Monomorium floricola Flower Ant
- Monomorium orientale
- Monomorium pharaonis Pharaoh Ant
- Myopopone castanea
- Myrmica hecate
- Myrmicaria brunnea Brown Droptail Ant
- Netelia bicolor
- Nomia elliotii
- Nomia penangensis Penang Forest-Nomia
- Nomia strigata Striped Nomia
- Nomia westwoodi Westwood pronged Nomia
- Norbanus acuminatus
- Nylanderia bourbonica Robust Crazy ant
- Odontoponera denticulata
- Oecophylla smaragdina Asian Weaver Ant
- Opisthacantha bengalensis
- Oreumenoides edwardsii
- Orgilonia ashmeadi
- Oxysychus nupserhae
- Paraleptomenes miniatus
- Parancistrocerus incorruptus
- Parancistrocerus rhipheus
- Paraparatrechina aseta
- Parapolybia nodosa
- Parastephanellus scitus
- Paratrechina longicornis Longhorn Crazy Ant
- Pareumenes brevirostratus
- Pareumenes quadrispinosus
- Parvaponera darwinii
- Parzaommomyia haziqi
- Perissomyrmex monticola
- Pheidole fervens
- Pheidole hospita
- Pheidole indica Indian Big-headed Ant
- Pheidole malinsii
- Pheidole nodus
- Pheidole parva
- Pheidole smythiesii
- Pheidole woodmasoni
- Philomides paphius
- Phimenes flavopictus
- Plagiolepis dichroa
- Polistes adustus
- Polistes bengalensis
- Polistes olivaceus
- Polistes olivaceus Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp
- Polistes sagittarius Banded Paper Wasp
- Polistes stigma Tropical Paper Wasp
- Polistes strigosus
- Polistes tenebricosus
- Polistes wattii Arabian paper wasp
- Polyrhachis bicolor
- Polyrhachis dives Rich Spiny Sugar ant
- Polyrhachis illaudata
- Polyrhachis laevissima
- Polyrhachis rastellata
- Polyrhachis saevissima
- Polyrhachis thrinax
- Prenolepis jerdoni
- Prionyx viduatus
- Promicrogaster flava
- Provespa barthelemyi Barthelemy's Night Hornet
- Pseudapis oxybeloides Indian Epaulette-Nomia
- Pseudoanthidium rotundiventre
- Pseudoneoponera bispinosa
- Pseudoneoponera rufipes
- Pseudonortonia bhamensis
- Rhopalomastix rothneyi
- Rhynchium brunneum
- Ropalidia cyathiformis
- Ropalidia fasciata
- Ropalidia jacobsoni
- Ropalidia variegata
- Sceliphron coromandelicum
- Sceliphron curvatum Asian Mud-dauber Wasp
- Sceliphron deforme
- Sceliphron madraspatanum
- Scolia binotata
- Scolia picteti
- Solenopsis geminata Tropical Fire Ant
- Solenopsis invicta Red Imported Fire Ant
- Sphex praedator
- Sphex pruinosus
- Sphex sericeus
- Stictoponera bicolor
- Stictoponera lattkei
- Stigmatomma pertinax
- Stigmatomma rothneyi
- Subancistrocerus camicrus
- Subancistrocerus sichelii
- Sycophaga agraensis
- Sycophilodes uluberiaensis
- Synopeas bengalense
- Tachypompilus analis Asian Red-tailed Spider Wasp
- Tapinoma melanocephalum Ghost Ant
- Tenthredo concinna
- Tetragonula bengalensis
- Tetragonula iridipennis Indian Stingless Bee
- Tetragonula pagdeni Pagden's Stingless Bee
- Tetramorium bicarinatum Bicolored Pennant Ant
- Tetramorium christiei
- Tetramorium indicum
- Tetramorium simillimum Groove-headed Fierce ant
- Tetramorium smithi
- Tetramorium wroughtonii
- Tetraponera attenuata
- Tetraponera nigra Black Slender Ant
- Tetraponera rufonigra Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant
- Thyreus himalayensis Himalayan Cloak-and-dagger Bee
- Thyreus histrio Actor Cloak-and-dagger Bee
- Thyreus praestans
- Tiphia bijui
- Tiphia davidrajui
- Tiphia lawrencei
- Tiphia milleri
- Tiphia palmi
- Trachusa longicornis
- Trichogramma achaeae
- Trichogramma chilotraeae
- Trichogramma plasseyense
- Trichogramma poliae
- Trichomyrmex destructor
- Trichomyrmex scabriceps
- Trirogma caerulea
- Vespa affinis Lesser Banded Hornet
- Vespa analis
- Vespa basalis
- Vespa bicolor Black Shield Hornet
- Vespa binghami Bingham's Hornet
- Vespa ducalis Black-tailed Hornet
- Vespa fumida
- Vespa mandarinia Asian Giant Hornet
- Vespa orientalis Oriental Hornet
- Vespa tropica Greater Banded Hornet
- Vespa variabilis
- Vespa velutina Yellow-legged Hornet
- Vespa vivax
- Vespula flaviceps Common Asian Yellowjacket
- Vespula orbata
- Walkerella temeraria
- Xanthopimpla punctata
- Xenorhynchium nitidulum
- Xylocopa aestuans White-cheeked Carpenter
- Xylocopa auripennis Golden-winged Bamboo-Carpenter
- Xylocopa dejeanii Collared Carpenter Bee
- Xylocopa fenestrata Windowed Carpenter
- Xylocopa pubescens Pubescent Carpenter Bee
- Xylocopa ruficornis Yellow-headed Carpenter
- Xylocopa tenuiscapa Slender-scaped Carpenter Bee
- Xylocopa tranquebarorum Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter
- Zethus ceylonicus
- Zethus trimaculatus
Bees, wasps and ants elsewhere
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Other species of West Bengal
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