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Ants Bees Wasps
Order HYMENOPTERA
Carpenter Ants, Field Ants, Harvester Ants, Pavement Ants, Pyramid Ants +
GENERA: Camponotus, Dorymyrmex, Formica, Pogonomyrmex, Tetramorium, +
Bumblebees, Honey Bees, Leafcutter Bees, Mason Bees, Miner Bees, Square-Headed Wasps, Thread-Waisted Wasps +
FAMILIES: Andrenidae, Apidae, Crabronidae, Megachilidae, Sphecidae +
Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants +
FAMILIES: Mutillidae, Pompilidae +
Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, Scoliid Wasps, Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants +
FAMILIES: Pompilidae, Mutillidae, Scoliidae, Vespidae +
Ants
Superfamily FORMICOIDEA
Carpenter Ants
Camponotus spp.
Field/Mound/Wood Ants
Formica spp.
Harvester Ants
Pogonomyrmex spp.
Rough Harvester Ants
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pavement Ants
Tetramorium spp.
Immigrant Pavement Ants
Tetramorium immigrans
Bees/Apoid Wasps
Superfamily APOIDEA
Miner Bees, Fairy Bees
Sweat Bees
Honey Bees, Bumblebees,
Chimney/Cactus Bees,
Cuckoo Bees, Longhorn Bees
Mason, Leafcutter, Carder &
Resin Bees
Square-Headed Wasps,
Cicada-Killer Wasps,
Sand Wasps, Beewolves
Thread-Waisted Wasps
Miner/Fairy Bees
Family ANDRENIDAE
Prunus Miner
Andrena prunorum
Honey Bees/Bumblebees
Family APIDAE
Digger Bees
Cuckoo Bees
Honey Bees
Long-Horned Bees
Bumblebees
Large Carpenter Bees
Chimney/Cactus Bees
Digger Bees
Tribe ANTHOPHORINI
California Digger Bee
Anthophora californica
Honey Bees
Tribe APINI
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Bumblebees
Tribe BOMBINI
American Bumblebee
Bombus pensylvanicus
Chimney/Cactus Bees
Tribe EMPHORINI
Cactus Chimney Bee
Diadasia australis
Cuckoo Bees
Tribe EPEOLINI
Concave Longhorn-Cuckoo Bee
Triepeolus concavus
Longhorn Bees
Tribe EUCERINI
Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Long-Horned Bee
Melissodes sp.
Pruinose Squash Bee
Xenoglossa pruinosa
Large Carpenter Bees
Tribe XYLOCOPINI
Valley Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sonorina
Square-Headed Wasps
Family CRABRONIDAE
Sand Wasps
Beewolves
Typical Weevil Wasps
Cicada-Killer Wasps
Sand Wasps
Genus BEMBIX
Typical Weevil Wasps
Genus CERCERIS
Beewolves
Genus PHILANTHUS
Hump-Backed Beewolf
Philanthus gibbosus
Cicada-Killer Wasps
Genus SPHECIUS
Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp
Sphecius speciosus
Sweat Bees
Family HALICTIDAE
Common Name:
Furrow Bees
Metalic Sweat Bees
Striped Sweat Bees
Genus:
Halictus
Dialictus
Agapostemon
Furrow Bees
Genus HALICTUS
Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
Metalic Sweat Bees
Genus LASIOGLOSSUM
Striped Sweat Bees
Genus AGAPOSTEMON
Leafcutter Cuckoo Bees
Genus COELIOXYS
Leafcutter Bees
Genus MEGACHILE
Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Leafcutter Bee
Megachile sp.
Cactus Woodborers
Genus LITHURGOPSIS
Orange-tipped Woodborer
Lithurgopsis apicalis
Thread-Waisted Wasps
Family SPHECIDAE
Common Name:
Black Mud-Dauber Wasps
Chlorion Wasps
Cutworm Wasps
Grasshopper Wasps
Thread-Waisted Sand Wasps
Genus:
Sceliphron
Chlorion
Podalonia
Prionyx
Ammophila
Black Mud-Dauber Wasps
Genus SCELIPHRON
Yellow-Legged Mud-Dauber Wasp
Sceliphron caementarium
Chlorion Wasps
Genus CHLORION
Chlorion Wasp
Chlorion sp.
Cutworm Wasps
Genus PODALONIA
Grasshopper Wasps
Genus PRIONYX
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