Superfamily

Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)

Megachile perihirta. Photo: (c) Bob McDougall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Family: Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps) (5)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees) (46)
        Family: Crabronidae (Square-headed wasps, sand wasps, and allies) (5)

Subtaxa

Family: Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps)

Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)

Family: Crabronidae (Square-headed wasps, sand wasps, and allies)

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