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Hymenoptera

Insect Orders

Bees, wasps, ants and sawflies: insects with two pairs of membranous wings (in winged species) and, in many social species, a highly organized colony structure with reproductive and worker castes. Hymenoptera includes the honey bee and the great majority of the world's most significant crop pollinators.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
150,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Hymenoptera 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Long-Form Articles

Parent Taxon Of

Argentine Ant, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Army Ant, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Catalogue of Life
Braconid Wasp, Species
Source Wikidata: Ichneumon Wasp
Bullet Ant, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Bumblebee, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Wikidata: Cicada Killer Wasp
Source Wikidata: Dasymutilla Occidentalis
Gall Wasp, Species
Source Wikidata: Gall Wasp
Honey Bee, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Wikidata: Ichneumon Wasp
Source Catalogue of Life
Paper Wasp, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Potter Wasp, Species
Source Wikidata: Potter Wasp
Source Catalogue of Life
Sawfly, Species
Source Wikidata: Sawfly
Velvet Ant, Species
Source Wikidata: Velvet Ant
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Catalogue of Life
Yellowjacket, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ22651, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Hymenoptera
Wikidata Q22651, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Sawfly
Parent Taxon Of: Sawfly, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q22651 (Hymenoptera)View the Source
Wikidata: Cicada Killer Wasp
Parent Taxon Of: Cicada Killer Wasp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Ichneumon Wasp
  • Parent Taxon Of: Ichneumon Wasp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Braconid Wasp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Wikidata: Potter Wasp
Parent Taxon Of: Potter Wasp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Velvet Ant
Parent Taxon Of: Velvet Ant, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Gall Wasp
Parent Taxon Of: Gall Wasp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Dasymutilla Occidentalis
Parent Taxon Of: Dasymutilla Occidentalis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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