Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps and sawflies) is an order in the class Insecta, containing 58,012 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
Families
- AntsFormicidae11,219
- Ichneumonidae5,943
- Honey Bees, Bumble Bees and RelativesApidae4,967
- Braconidae2,990
- Crabronidae2,988
- Wasps and HornetsVespidae2,868
- Andrenidae2,847
- Megachilidae2,782
- Halictidae2,489
- Colletidae1,741
- Mutillidae1,500
- Tenthredinidae1,442
- Aphelinidae1,380
- Pompilidae1,288
- Cynipidae1,051
- Chrysididae822
- Encyrtidae820
- Eulophidae656
- Sphecidae540
- Bethylidae480
- Scelionidae434
- Pteromalidae424
- Diapriidae391
- Eurytomidae322
- Chalcididae310
- Figitidae278
- Dryinidae267
- Scoliidae246
- Platygastridae238
- Agaonidae235
- Tiphiidae229
- Thynnidae227
- Torymidae208
- Argidae206
- Mymaridae206
- Eupelmidae177
- Pergidae157
- Melittidae152
- Trichogrammatidae136
- Gasteruptiidae133
- Pamphiliidae124
- Cimbicidae111
- Evaniidae108
- Eucharitidae100
- Aulacidae96
- Xyelidae88
- Ampulicidae86
- Siricidae70
- Proctotrupidae69
- Diprionidae66
- Leucospidae66
- Stephanidae64
- Sapygidae55
- Perilampidae49
- Cephidae48
- Sparasionidae44
- Plumariidae43
- Xiphydriidae41
- Trigonalidae40
- Chyphotidae39
- Bradynobaenidae37
- Diplolepididae37
- Ormyridae33
- Megastigmidae32
- Megaspilidae30
- Tanaostigmatidae30
- Lyciscidae28
- Megalodontesidae27
- Melanosomellidae26
- Myrmosidae26
- Orussidae25
- Diparidae22
- Epichrysomallidae22
- Rhopalosomatidae22
- Stenotritidae21
- Azotidae19
- Chrysolampidae19
- Eunotidae18
- Moranilidae18
- Mymarommatidae18
- Spalangiidae18
- Chalcedectidae15
- Ceraphronidae14
- Tetracampidae14
- Calesidae13
- Liopteridae13
- Nixoniidae13
- Pirenidae13
- Sclerogibbidae13
- Embolemidae12
- Cerocephalidae11
- Cleonymidae11
- Metapelmatidae11
- Megalyridae10
- Monomachidae10
- Heterogynaidae9
- Signiphoridae9
- Ibaliidae8
- Neanastatidae8
- Coelocybidae7
- Heydeniidae7
- Heloridae6
- Ceidae5
- Ismaridae5
- Pelecinellidae5
- Heptamelidae4
- Herbertiidae4
- Systasidae4
- Pelecinidae3
- Proctorenyxidae3
- Scolebythidae3
- Blasticotomidae2
- Entomosericidae2
- Maamingidae2
- Ooderidae2
- Peradeniidae2
- Rotoitidae2
- Sierolomorphidae2
- Vanhorniidae2
- Anaxyelidae1
- Austrocynipidae1
- Cynipencyrtidae1
- Eremiaspheciidae1
- Eutrichosomatidae1
- Hetreulophidae1
- Idioporidae1
- Roproniidae1
- Zenargidae1