Superfamily
Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
Diadasia diminuta. Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The superfamily Apoidea is a major group within the Hymenoptera, which includes two traditionally recognized lineages, the “sphecoid” wasps, and the bees. Molecular phylogeny demonstrates that the bees arose from within the Crabronidae, so that grouping is paraphyletic.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)