Vespidae

Translingual

Vespa mandarinia (Asian giant hornet) feeding on fallen fruit

Etymology

Vespa +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Vespidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many eusocial and solitary wasps.

Hypernyms

(family): 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; Vespoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Vespinae (yellowjackets and hornets), Eumeninae (potter wasps), Euparagiinae, Masarinae (pollen wasps), Polistinae (paper wasps), Stenogastrinae (subfamilies)
- Angiopolybia, Apoica - selected genera

References

Vespidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vespidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Vespidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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