Vespoidea

Vespoidea is a superfamily of the insect order Hymenoptera in class of insects. The members of this group are wasps and ants.[1][2]

Vespoidea
Dolichovespula maculata, Bald faced hornet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Vespoidea

Families
  • Bradynobaenidae
  • Formicidae - ants
  • Mutillidae - velvet ants
  • Pompilidae - spider wasps
  • Rhopalosomatidae - rhopalosomatid wasps
  • Sapygidae - sapygid wasps
  • Scoliidae - scoliid wasps
  • Sierolomorphidae - sierolomorphid wasps
  • Tiphiidae - tiphiid wasps
  • Vespidae - paper wasps, hornets, potter wasps, yellow jackets, and relatives

References
  1. Hoell H.V; Doyen J.T. & Purcell A.H. 1998. Introduction to insect biology and diversity. 2nd ed, Oxford University Press. 320 ISBN 0-19-510033-6
  2. Grimaldi D. and Engel M.S. 2005. Evolution of the insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5


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