An inventory of hymenopteran insects from division Jammu of Jammu & Kashmir, India

Taxonomic survey has been conducted on the hymenopterans of Jammu region. A total of 165 samples were collected from different geographical areas of Jammu region and are systematically arranged in their respective families and subfamilies. The collected samples have been found belonging to 51 species, 37 genera, and 10 families. During the study, 14 species were recorded as first reports from the study region. The maximum of 22 species were recorded from family Formicidae, 13 from Vespidae, six from Apidae, two species from Crabroniidae & Sphecidae each, and the families Evaniidae, Halictidae, Megachillidae, Mutillidae, & Pompillidae are represented by one species each.