| Wasps, Bees, Ants, and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) |
The order Hymenoptera includes the bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies. This is the third-largest order of insects, with approximately 150,000 described species.
| Symphyta (Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps) | ||
| Diprionidae (Conifer Sawflies) |
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| Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies) |
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Siricidae (Horntails) |
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| Parasitoid Wasps | ||
| Evanioidea (Aulacid, Ensign, and Gasteruptiid Wasps) | ||
| Evaniidae (Ensign Wasps) |
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| Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps) | ||
| Ichneumonidae (Ichneumon Wasps) |
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| Proctotrupoidea | ||
| Pelecinid Wasps (Pelecinidae) |
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| Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) | ||
| Apocrita – True Wasps, Bees and Ants | ||
| Apoidea (bees and sphecoid wasps) | ||
| Andrenidae (Mining Bees ) |
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| Apidae (Bees) |
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| Halictidae (Sweat Bees) |
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| Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees) |
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| Chrysidoidea (Cuckoo Wasps) | ||
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Chrysididae (Cuckoo Wasps) |
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| Apoid Wasps | ||
| Crabronidae (Crabronid Wasps) |
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| Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps) |
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| Formicoidea (Ants) | ||
| Formicidae (Ants) |
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| Pompiloidea (Spider Wasps and Velvet Ants) | ||
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Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) |
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| Scolioidea | ||
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Scoliidae (Scoliid Wasps) |
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| Vespoidea (True Wasps) | ||
| Vespidae (Yellowjackets, Hornets and Paper Wasps) |
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