Vespoidea
superfamily of insects
Vespoidea is a superfamily of the insect order Hymenoptera in class of insects. The members of this group are wasps and ants.[1][2]
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| Dolichovespula maculata, Bald faced hornet | |
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| Superfamily: | Vespoidea
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Families
change- 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
change- ↑ 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
- ↑ Grimaldi D. and Engel M.S. 2005. Evolution of the insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5
