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Welcome to Superfamily Apoidea!

Apoidea - Liber Deserti

Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Hymenoptera > Suborder Apocrita > Infraorder Aculeata > Superfamily Apoidea

(From Wikipedia) The superfamily Apoidea is a major group within the Hymenoptera, which includes two traditionally recognized lineages, the "sphecoid" wasps, and the bees.

FACT: Bees as we know them are considered to be a special offshoot of wasps that evolved to feed exclusively on pollen and nectar instead of insects!

Currently discovered: 1/1 Epifamilies, 2/4 Families

Family

  1. Sphecidae - Thread-Waisted Wasps
  2. Crabronidae - Square-Headed Wasps, Sand Wasps and Allies

Epifamily

  1. Anthophila - Bees