Vespoidea
Sign in to savethumb|Ancistrocerus antilope female. Family Vespidae Vespoidea is a superfamily of wasps in the order Hymenoptera. Vespoidea includes wasps with a large variety of lifestyles including eusocial, social, and solitary habits, predators, scavengers, parasitoids, and some herbivores.
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- Description
- Phylogenetics and taxonomy
- Families retained in Vespoidea
- Families represented by [[Formicoidea]]
- Families represented by [[Pompiloidea]]
- Families represented by [[Scolioidea]]
- Families represented by [[Tiphioidea]]
- Families represented by [[Thynnoidea]]
- References
- External links
thumb|Ancistrocerus antilope female. Family Vespidae Vespoidea is a superfamily of wasps in the order Hymenoptera. Vespoidea includes wasps with a large variety of lifestyles including eusocial, social, and solitary habits, predators, scavengers, parasitoids, and some herbivores.
== Description == Vespoid wasp females have antennae with 10 flagellomeres, while males have 11 flagellomeres. The edge of the pronotum reaches or passes the tegula. Many species display some level of sexual dimorphism. Most species have fully developed wings, but some have reduced or absent wings in one or both sexes. As in other Aculeata, only the females are ever capable of stinging.