Order

Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)

Halictus ligatus. Photo: (c) Jeremy Collison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones.

— Wikipedia

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: Symphyta (Sawflies, horntails, and wood wasps) (12)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees) (120)

Subtaxa

Suborder: Symphyta (Sawflies, horntails, and wood wasps)

Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)

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