Cedar Creek
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Insects of Cedar Creek
Order HYMENOPTERA
(Ants, Bees, Wasps, etc.)
The Hymenoptera, with 17,728 described North American species in 70 families, is one of the largest insect orders. However, this number is likely to increase substantially with more serious collecting and taxonomic work. For example, the Ichneumonidae contains 3322 described species with an additional 5000 species awaiting description. Major groups of the Hymenoptera include the phytophagous SYMPHYTA, a vast and diverse assemblage of PARASITOIDS (Chalcidoids, Ichneumonoids, Bethyloids, Proctotrupoids), CYNIPOIDS (gall formers), PROVISIONING WASPS (Pompilids, Vespids, Sphecids), ANTS (Formicidae), and BEES (Apoidea). Nearly 1000 species have been collected at Cedar Creek, but many of the Chalcidoids have been assigned only MORPHO names. I am not expert in this group and consequently the following summary is not to be considered exhaustive nor is the level of taxonomic correctness guaranteed. I thank John Luhman (MN Dept. of Ag, St. Paul) for identifying many of the Ichneumonids and invite other specialists to examine material held in the collection. A Phylogenetic Breakdown of this Order is presented below with major Families in BOLD Type.
SubOrder SYMPHYTA (Families 1-12)
Pergidae, Argidae, Cimbicidae,
Diprionidae, Tenthredinidae
Siricidae
Cephidae
SubOrder APOCRITA--PARASITICA (Families 13-47)
Braconidae, Aphidiidae,
Ichneumonidae
Torymidae, Pteromalidae,
Eurytomidae, Chalcididae, Eupelmidae, Encyrtidae, Eulophidae,
Mymaridae
Eucoilidae, Cynipidae
Evaniidae, Gasteruptiidae
Pelecinidae
Serphidae, Diapriidae, Scelionidae,
Platygastridae
Ceraphronidae, Megaspilidae
Trigonalidae
Suborder APOCRITA--ACULEATA (Families 48-70)
Bethylidae, Chrysididae,
Dryinidae
Tiphiidae, Mutillidae,
Scoliidae
Formicidae
Vespidae, Pompilidae,
Sphecidae
Colletidae, Andrenidae,
Halictidae,
Megachilidae,
Anthophoridae, Apidae
| 1. | Family XYELIDAE | Xyelid Sawflies | |
| 2. | Family PAMPHILIIDAE | Web-spinning Sawflies | |
| 3. | Family PERGIDAE | Pergid Sawflies | |
| 4. | Family ARGIDAE | Argid Sawflies | |
| 5. | Family CIMBICIDAE | Cimbicid Sawflies | |
| 6. | Family DIPRIONIDAE | Conifer Sawflies | |
| 7. | Family TENTHREDINIDAE | Common Sawflies | |
| 8. | Family ANAXYELIDAE | Cedar Wood Wasps | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 9. | Family SIRICIDAE | Horntails | |
| 10. | Family XIPHYDRIIDAE | Wood Wasps | |
| 11. | Family ORUSSIDAE | Parasitic Wood Wasps | (not described at CCESR) |
| 12. | Family CEPHIDAE | Stem Sawflies | |
| 13. | Family BRACONIDAE | Braconids | |
| 14. | Family APHIDIIDAE | Aphidiids | |
| 15. | Family HYBRIZONTIDAE | Hybrizontids | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 16. | Family ICHNEUMONIDAE | Ichneumonids | |
| 17. | Family STEPHANIDAE | Stephanids | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 18. | Family TORYMIDAE | Torymid Wasps | |
| 19. | Family PTEROMALIDAE | Pteromalid Wasps | |
| 20. | Family EURYTOMIDAE | Eurytomid Wasps | |
| 21. | Family CHALCIDIDAE | Chalcidid Wasps | |
| 22. | Family LEUCOSPIDIDAE | Leucospid Wasps | |
| 23. | Family EUCHARITIDAE | Eucharitid Wasps | |
| 24. | Family EUPELMIDAE | Eupelmid Wasps | |
| 25. | Family ENCYRTIDAE | Encyrtid Wasps | |
| 26. | Family EULOPHIDAE | Eulophid Wasps | |
| 27. | Family MYMARIDAE | Mymarid Wasps | |
| 28. | Family TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE | Trichogrammatid Wasps | |
| 29. | Family IBALIIDAE | Horntail Wasps | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 30. | Family LIOPTERIDAE | Liopterid Wasps | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 31. | Family FIGITIDAE | Lacewing Wasps | |
| 32. | Family EUCOILIDAE | Diptera Wasps | |
| 33. | Family CHARIPIDAE | Hyper Aphid Wasps | |
| 34. | Family CYNIPIDAE | Gall Wasps | |
| 35. | Family EVANIIDAE | Ensign Wasps | |
| 36. | Family AULACIDAE | Aulacid Wasps | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 37. | Family GASTERUPTIIDAE | Gasteruptiid Wasps | |
| 38. | Family PELECINIDAE | Pelecinid Wasps | |
| 39. | Family SERPHIDAE | Serphid Wasps | |
| 40. | Family ROPRONIIDAE | Roproniid Wasps | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 41. | Family HELORIDAE | Helorid Wasps | |
| 42. | Family DIAPRIIDAE | Diapriid Wasps | |
| 43. | Family SCELIONIDAE | Scelionid Wasps | |
| 44. | Family PLATYGASTERIDAE | Platygastrid Wasps | |
| 45. | Family CERAPHRONIDAE | Ceraphronid Wasps | |
| 46. | Family MEGASPILIDAE | Megaspilid Wasps | |
| 47. | Family TRIGONALIDAE | Trigonalid Wasps | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 48. | Family BETHYLIDAE | Bethylid Wasps | |
| 49. | Family SCLEROGIBBIDAE | Embioptera Wasps | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 50. | Family CHRYSIDIDAE | Cuckoo Wasps | |
| 51. | Family DRYINIDAE | Pincer Wasps | |
| 52. | Family EMBOLEMIDAE | Fulgorid? Wasps | (Not found in Minnesota?) |
| 53. | Family TIPHIIDAE | Tiphiid Wasps | |
| 54. | Family SIEROLOMORPHIDAE | Sierolomorphids | |
| 55. | Family MUTILLIDAE | Velvet Ants | |
| 56. | Family SCOLIIDAE | Scoliid Wasps | |
| 57. | Family SAPYGIDAE | Sapygid Wasps | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 58. | Family FORMICIDAE | Ants | |
| 59. | Family VESPIDAE | Paper/Potter Wasps | |
| 60. | Family POMPILIDAE | Spider Wasps | |
| 61. | Family RHOPALOSOMATIDAE | Cricket Wasps | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 62. | Family SPHECIDAE | Digger Wasps | |
| 63. | Family COLLETIDAE | Plasterer Bees | |
| 64. | Family OXAEIDAE | Oxaeid Bees | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 65. | Family ANDRENIDAE | Andrenid Bees | |
| 66. | Family HALICTIDAE | Sweat Bees | |
| 67. | Family MELITTIDAE | Melittid Bees | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 68. | Family MEGACHILIDAE | Leaf-cutting Bees | |
| 69. | Family ANTHOPHORIDAE | Cuckoo/Carpenter Bees | |
| 70. | Family APIDAE | Honey/Bumblebees |
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