Apoidea
Sign in to saveThe superfamily Apoidea is a major group (of over 30 000 species) within the Hymenoptera, which includes two traditionally recognized lineages, the "sphecoid" wasps, and the bees. Molecular phylogeny demonstrates that the bees arose from within the traditional "Crabronidae", so that grouping is paraphyletic, and this has led to a reclassification to produce monophyletic families.
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The superfamily Apoidea is a major group (of over 30 000 species) within the Hymenoptera, which includes two traditionally recognized lineages, the "sphecoid" wasps, and the bees. Molecular phylogeny demonstrates that the bees arose from within the traditional "Crabronidae", so that grouping is paraphyletic, and this has led to a reclassification to produce monophyletic families.
== Diagnostic features == Apoid wasps and bees have several traits in common: The posterior (back) edge of the pronotum (pronotal lobe) is separated from the tegula In dorsal view (from above), the pronotum is short and broadly U-shaped; In dorsal view, a "propodeal triangle" at the posterior of the mesonotum; The hind basitarsus is longer than the other tarsomeres of the hind leg.