Bees, wasps and ants of the Western Ghats
669 bees, wasps and ants on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Western Ghats.
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 Western Ghats on the list (669)
- Acropyga acutiventris
- Aenictus arya
- Aenictus clavitibia
- Aenictus fergusoni
- Aenictus indicus
- Aenictus kodaguensis
- Aenictus kodagura
- Allophatnus fulvitergus
- Allorhynchium argentatum
- Alysson triangularis
- Amegilla albigena
- Amegilla cingulifera
- Amegilla comberi
- Amegilla dizona
- Amegilla niveocincta
- Amegilla puttalama
- Amegilla subinsularis
- Amegilla violacea
- Amegilla zonata Black-footed Blue banded Bee
- Ammophila clavus
- Ammophila laevigata
- Ampulex compressa Emerald Cockroach Wasp
- Ampulex major
- Anagyrus gracilis
- Anastatus acherontiae
- Anastatus bangalorensis
- Anastatus gibsoni
- Anastatus narendrani
- Andreimyrme paniya
- Andrena bellidoides
- Anochetus daedalus
- Anochetus graeffei
- Anochetus kanariensis
- Anochetus obscurior
- Anochetus pupulatus
- Anomalon variistriatum
- Anoplolepis gracilipes Yellow Crazy Ant
- Anteon haladai
- Antepipona ceylonica
- Antepipona ovalis
- Antepipona rufescens
- Anterhynchium abdominale
- Anterhynchium flavomarginatum
- Anteromorpha deccanensis
- Anteromorpha glabra
- Anthidiellum ramakrishnae
- Anthidiellum riparium
- Anthidium ardens
- Anthidium ordinatum
- Antodynerus limbatus
- Antodynerus punctatipennis
- Antrocephalus sepyra
- Apanteles taragamae
- Aphaenogaster beccarii
- Apis cerana Asian Honey Bee
- Apis dorsata Giant Honey Bee
- Apis florea Red Dwarf Honey Bee
- Apis mellifera Western Honey Bee
- Apoleptomastix bicoloricornis
- Arescon mudigerensis
- Argogorytes tonkinensis
- Aulacus sahyadriensis
- Auplopus blandus
- Austronomia notiomorpha
- Austronomia pseudoscutellata
- Baeosega kimseyae
- Baeosega krombeini
- Boltonopone sulcata
- Boltonopone tesseronoda
- Brachymeria bengalensis
- Brachymeria excarinata
- Brachymeria nephantidis
- Brachymeria podagrica
- Brachyponera luteipes
- Brachyponera obscurans
- Bracon brevicornis
- Bracon garugaphagae
- Braunsapis mixta
- Braunsapis picitarsis
- Braunsapis puangensis Puang Reed Bee
- Calliscelio agaliensis
- Calliscelio coorgensis
- Calliscelio elegans
- Calliscelio indicus
- Calliscelio orientalis
- Calotelea acuta
- Calotelea foveata
- Calotelea fulva
- Calyptomyrmex vedda
- Camponotus albosparsus
- Camponotus angusticollis
- Camponotus barbatus
- Camponotus buchneri
- Camponotus carin
- Camponotus compressus Indian Black Ant
- Camponotus confucii
- Camponotus irritans
- Camponotus mitis
- Camponotus nirvanae
- Camponotus opaciventris
- Camponotus parius
- Camponotus radiatus
- 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
- Camptoptera dravida
- Camptoptera matcheta
- Cardiocondyla carbonaria
- Cardiocondyla goa
- Cardiocondyla minutior Lesser Sneaking Ant
- Cardiocondyla opaca
- Cardiocondyla schulzi
- Carebara affinis
- Carebara diversa Asian Marauder Ant
- Carebara leei
- Carebara nana
- Carebara nayana
- Carebara periyarensis
- Carebara spinata
- Carinopius dhithyae
- Carinostigmus aterrimus
- Carinostigmus congruus
- Carinostigmus costatus
- Carinostigmus griphus
- Casinaria minima
- Cataglyphis indica
- Cataulacus granulatus
- Cataulacus latus
- Cataulacus taprobanae
- Centromyrmex feae
- Cephalotilla manikandani
- Ceratina binghami Bingham 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 marattensis
- Ceratosolen fusciceps
- Cerceris binghami
- Ceropales anaghae
- Ceylalictus cereus
- Chalybion bengalense Oriental Mud-dauber Wasp
- Chelonus blackburni
- Chelonus melanogastrus
- Chelonus miraventris
- Chlorion lobatum
- Chlorion splendidum
- Chlorocryptus purpuratus
- Chronoxenus dalyi
- Chronoxenus myops
- Chronoxenus wroughtonii
- Chrysidea falsa
- Chrysidea mendicalis
- Chrysis parviocula
- Coelioxys angulatus
- Coelioxys capitatus
- Coelioxys confusus
- Coelioxys fuscipennis
- Colobopsis phragmaticola
- Colobopsis rothneyi
- Cosmocomoidea udakamandus
- Crematogaster aberrans
- Crematogaster biroi
- Crematogaster brunnea
- Crematogaster buddhae
- Crematogaster contemta
- Crematogaster dalyi
- Crematogaster ebenina
- Crematogaster politula
- Crematogaster rogenhoferi
- Crematogaster rothneyi
- Crematogaster subnuda
- Crematogaster travancorensis
- Crematogaster treubi
- Crematogaster wroughtonii
- Cremnops indicus
- Crossocerus rimatus
- Cyphononyx bipartitus
- Delta conoideum
- Delta esuriens Okinawa Mud Wasp
- Delta pyriforme
- Diacamma assamense
- Diacamma cyaneiventre
- Diacamma indicum
- Diacamma rugosum Bornean Queenless Ant
- Dichoteleas indicus
- Dicopomorpha indicus
- Dicopomorpha lathae
- Dicopomorpha manickavasagami
- Dicranorhina dinesani
- Dicranorhina georgei
- Dicranorhina sreeramani
- Dilobocondyla bangalorica
- Diplazon laetatorius Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp
- Dirhinus auratus
- Discoelius vasukii
- Discothyrea sringerensis
- Dolichurus chareshi
- Dolichurus sahyadriensis
- Dorylus labiatus
- Dorylus orientalis
- Dvivarnus agamades
- Echthromorpha agrestoria
- Ectomomyrmex annamitus
- Elasmus binocellatus
- Elasmus cyanomontanus
- Elasmus kodaianus
- Embidobia agastya
- Emeryopone narendrani
- Encarsia cubensis
- Enicospilus dolosus
- Enicospilus ramidulus
- Entomognathus narratus
- Entomognathus singarae
- Eoanthidium salemense
- Eosmicromyrmilla balakrishnani
- Eosmicromyrmilla subbuka
- Episyron keralaensis
- Episyron nigrocalcarius
- Episyron rufotibius
- Epitranus albipennis
- Epitranus erythrogaster
- Epitranus parvidens
- Epsilon chikmagalurensis
- Erromyrma latinodis
- Euaspis carbonaria
- Euaspis edentata
- Eumenes architectus
- Eumenes macrops
- Eusphinctus furcatus
- Evania appendigaster Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp
- Ficobracon kallithi
- Flavopimpla nigromaculata
- Foenatopus anupam
- Foenatopus chareshi
- Foenatopus keralensis
- Foenatopus maheshi
- Foenatopus priyae
- Foenatopus sudhae
- Foenatopus weii
- Fusicornia tehrii
- Gonatocerus aegyptiacus
- Gonatocerus litoralis
- Gonatocerus longicornis
- Habrobracon hebetor
- Hadronotus altmannae
- Hadronotus cookeae
- Hadronotus divergens
- Hadronotus philippinensis
- Hadronotus westeberhardae
- Halictus latisignatus
- Halictus vicinus
- Harpactus impudens
- Harpegnathos saltator Indian Jumping Ant
- Hockeria tristis
- Hypoponera aitkenii
- Hypoponera ragusai
- Idris dubarensis
- Idris linapteris
- Idris malabaricus
- Idris munnarensis
- Idris semiflaviventris
- Idris stigmaticus
- Imeria longitarsis
- Indanthidium crenulaticauda
- Indodynerus capitatus
- Indomyrma dasypyx
- Inostemma berijamum
- Irenangelus punctipleuris
- Ischnojoppa luteator
- Isodontia edax
- Ixodiphagus sagarensis
- Kerevata orientalia
- Kudakrumia mirabilis
- Kudakrumia rangnekari
- Lasioglossum albescens White Combed-Sweat Bee
- Lasioglossum serenum
- Lepisiota binghami
- Lepisiota fergusoni
- Lepisiota rothneyi
- Lepisiota satpuraensis
- Lepisiota wroughtonii
- Leptacis indica
- Leptanilla escheri
- Leptobatopsis indica
- Leptogenys carinata
- Leptogenys chinensis
- Leptogenys consanguinea
- Leptogenys dalyi
- Leptogenys dentilobis
- Leptogenys diminuta
- Leptogenys emiliae
- Leptogenys hysterica
- Leptogenys laeviceps
- Leptogenys longiscapus
- Leptogenys peuqueti
- Leptogenys processionalis
- Leptogenys roberti
- Leptogenys yerburyi
- Leucospis petiolata
- Liacos erythrosoma
- Liometopum apiculatum Escamolera Ant
- Lioponera longitarsus
- Lioponera nayana
- Lissodynerus septemfasciatus
- Lissopimpla albopicta
- Lithurgus atratus Black Woodborer
- Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus
- Lordomyrma mewasinghi
- Lordomyrma taylori
- Lymaenon aureus
- Lymaenon berijamus
- Lymaenon bicoloriventris
- Lymaenon breviterebratus
- Lymaenon delhiensis
- Lymaenon devitatakus
- Lymaenon munnarus
- Machaerothrix salticidus
- Macronomia dilatata
- Macroteleia indica
- Mansa pulchricornis
- Maynenomia nanensis
- Megachalcis kannapuramensis
- Megachile albifrons
- Megachile bicolor Bicolored leafcutter bee
- Megachile concinna Elegant leaf-cutter bee
- Megachile conjuncta
- Megachile devadatta
- Megachile disjuncta Disjunct Resin Bee
- Megachile faceta Orange-shouldered Resin Bee
- Megachile hera
- Megachile lanata Woolly Wall Bee
- Megachile laticeps Broad-headed Leafcutter Bee
- Megachile lerma
- Megachile vera
- Megischus alveolifer
- Meranoplus bellii
- Meranoplus bicolor Bicolored Shield Ant
- Mesoponera melanaria
- Metapelma strychnocola
- Meteoridea hutsoni
- Methocha ubiquita
- Monomorium atomum
- Monomorium carbonarium
- Monomorium floricola Flower Ant
- Monomorium indicum
- Monomorium luisae
- Monomorium sagei
- Monomorium sahlbergi
- Monomorium schurri
- Monomorium wroughtoni
- Myrmecina urbanii
- Myrmicaria brunnea Brown Droptail Ant
- Myrmoteras brachygnathum
- Myrmoteras indicum
- Myrmoteras scabrum
- Narayanella thornypoda
- Nematopodius luteus
- Netelia kashmirensis
- Nitela neoapoensis
- Nitela pseudocollaris
- Nomada adusta
- Nomada breviuscula
- Nomada ceylonica
- Nomada priscilla
- Nomia crassipes Thick-legged Nomia
- Nomia curvipes Curvy-legged Nomia
- Nomia elliotii
- Nomia interstitialis
- Nomia iridescens Iridescent Nomia
- Nomia rufitarsis
- Nomia strigata Striped Nomia
- Nomia thoracica Felt-topped Nomia
- Nomia westwoodi Westwood pronged Nomia
- Nylanderia bourbonica Robust Crazy ant
- Nylanderia taylori
- Nysson rugosus
- Odontacolus markadicus
- Odontacolus whitfieldi
- Odontomachus haematodus Two-spined Trap-jaw Ant
- Odontomachus simillimus Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant
- Odontomutilla pulchrina
- Odontomutilla sairandhriensis
- Odontoponera denticulata
- Oecophylla smaragdina Asian Weaver Ant
- Ooceraea besucheti
- Oreumenoides edwardsii
- Oxyscelio genae
- Palaeoneura indopeninsularis
- Parabatozonus annulatus
- Parabatozonus maculifrons
- Paragenia argentifrons
- Paraleptomenes miniatus
- Paraleptomenes nurseanus
- Parastephanellus binoyi
- Parastephanellus malabaricus
- Parastephanellus mufeedae
- Parastephanellus narendrani
- Parastephanellus reductus
- Parasyscia aitkenii
- Parasyscia indica
- Paratelenomus saccharalis
- Paratopula ceylonica
- Paratrechina longicornis Longhorn Crazy Ant
- Pareumenes brevirostratus
- Paridris armigera
- Paridris dubeyi
- Parvaponera darwinii
- Phasgonophora rubra
- Pheidole constanciae
- Pheidole coonoorensis
- Pheidole fervens
- Pheidole grayi
- Pheidole indica Indian Big-headed Ant
- Pheidole latinoda
- Pheidole megacephala African Big-headed Ant
- Pheidole mus
- Pheidole nodus
- Pheidole parva
- Pheidole phipsoni
- Pheidole roberti
- Pheidole rogersi
- Pheidole sharpi
- Pheidole spathifera
- Pheidole sykesii Indian harvester ant
- Pheidole watsoni
- Philanthus basalis
- Philomides paphius
- Phimenes flavopictus
- Plagiolepis alluaudi Little Yellow Ant
- Plagiolepis jerdonii
- Platythyrea parallela
- Platythyrea sagei
- Polistes olivaceus Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp
- 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 hippomanes
- Polyrhachis illaudata
- Polyrhachis lacteipennis
- Polyrhachis pagana
- Polyrhachis punctillata
- Polyrhachis rastellata
- Polyrhachis scissa
- Polyrhachis thrinax
- Polyrhachis tibialis
- Polyrhachis wroughtonii
- Prenolepis jerdoni
- Prenolepis naoroji
- Probaryconus cauverycus
- Probolomyrmex bidens
- Probolomyrmex procne
- Proconura caryobori
- Promicrogaster flava
- Prosevania palniensis
- Protanilla flamma
- Protanilla wardi
- Pseudapis carcharodonta
- Pseudapis oxybeloides Indian Epaulette-Nomia
- Pseudoneoponera rufipes
- Psix saccharicola
- Ravavy indicus
- Rhynchium brunneum
- Ropalidia brevita
- Ropalidia cyathiformis
- Ropalidia jacobsoni
- Ropalidia magnanima
- Ropalidia marginata
- Ropalidia montana
- Ropalidia rufocollaris
- Ropalidia stigma
- Ropalidia tamila
- Sacespalus indicus
- Scelio apo
- Scelio consobrinus
- Sceliphron coromandelicum
- Sceliphron javanum
- Sceliphron madraspatanum
- Scolia affinis
- Scolia picteti
- Scolia rugifrons
- Scolia sexmaculata
- Shortia karumban
- Smicromorpha attenboroughi
- Smicromorpha keralensis
- Solenopsis geminata Tropical Fire Ant
- Solierella turneri
- Sphecodes scabricollis Rough-backed Blood Bee
- Sphex argentatus
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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