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Hymenoptera

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Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they reach adulthood.

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Hymenoptera is an order of insects within the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The name derives from the group’s membranous, transparent wings. Common names for these organisms include ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies. The order was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is studied under the discipline of hymenopterology.

This taxon originated about 235 million years ago. It is diurnal and has been described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The order is accepted in taxonomic databases and is the subject of numerous scientific records, including over 30 million occurrence records.

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Species

ants, bees and wasps

Hymenoptera

ORDER

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
Observations recorded30,445,874

膜翅目（学名：Hymenoptera）是昆虫纲中的一個目，它的名字来自于其膜一般的，透明的翅膀，它包括各种蜂和蚂蚁。在全世界它有約100科，15万种已经被描述，是昆虫綱中第三大的目（次於鞘翅目和鱗翅目）。

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Specimen records
258,250
With media
15,498
Collections
ECOSUR
Recorded in
Mexico, Guatemala
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Research

42,345 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
insect
Parent taxon
Endopterygota
Image
Hymenoptere(s).jpg
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taxon rank
order
taxon name
Hymenoptera
Commons category
Hymenoptera
topic's main category
Q8976569
taxon common name
vepser
start time
235000000-
taxon author citation
Linnaeus, 1758
studied by
hymenopterology
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
diel cycle
diurnality
IPA transcription
ˌhaɪmɛnˈɑptəɹə
topic has template
Template:Hymenoptera
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Evolution
  • Anatomy
  • Reproduction
  • Sex determination
  • Thelytoky
  • Diet
  • Classification
  • Symphyta
  • Apocrita
  • Threats
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they reach adulthood.

==Etymology== The name Hymenoptera comes from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn) 'membrane' and πτερόν (pterón) 'wing'.

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