Spheciformes

Translingual

Etymology

Sphex +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Spheciformes

A taxonomic series within the order Hymenoptera – a paraphyletic group, that includes all the sphecoid wasps, called Sphecoidea in some systems.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(series): Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Heterogynaidae, Sphecidae - families

References

Spheciformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Apoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sphecoidea on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Sphecoidea at Encyclopedia of Life
Sphecoidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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