Classification of Afrotropical Hymenoptera (Wasps, Bees, Ants)

• Order HYMENOPTERA (Wasps, Bees, Ants)

• Suborder SYMPHYTA (Woodwasps, Horntails, Sawflies)

  • Superfamily Orussoidea

    • Family Orussidae (Parasitic Woodwasps)

  • Superfamily Siricoidea

    • Family Siricidae (Woodwasps, Horntails)

  • Superfamily Tenthredinoidea

    • Family Argidae (Argid sawflies)

    • Family Tenthredinidae (Common sawflies)

• Suborder APOCRITA (PARASITICA)  (Parasitic wasps)

  • Superfamily Evanioidea

    • Family Aulacidae (Aulacid wasps)

    • Family Evaniidae (Ensign wasps)

    • Family Gasteruptiidae (Gasteruptid wasps)

  • Superfamily Stephanoidea

    • Family Stephanidae (Stephanid wasps)

  • Superfamily Megalyroidea  

    • Family Megalyridae (Megalyrid wasps)

  • Superfamily Trigonalioidea  

    • Family Trigonalidae (Trigonalid wasps)

  • Superfamily Ichneumonoidea

    • Family Braconidae (Braconid wasps)

    • Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumon wasps)

  • Superfamily Cynipoidea

    • Family Cynipidae (Gall wasps)

    • Family Figitidae (Figitid wasps)

    • Family Ibaliidae (Ibaliid wasps)

    • Family Liopteridae (Liopterid wasps)

  • Superfamily Proctotrupoidea

    • Family Diapriidae (Diapriid wasps)

    • Family Proctotrupidae (Proctotrupid wasps)

  • Superfamily Platygastroidea 

    • Family Platygastridae (Platygastrid wasps)

  • Superfamily Ceraphronoidea  

    • Family Ceraphronidae (Ceraphronid wasps)

    • Family Megaspilidae (Megaspilid wasps)

  • Superfamily Chalcidoidea (Chalcid wasps)

    • Family Agaonidae (Fig wasps)

    • Family Aphelinidae (Aphelinid wasps)

    • Family Chalcididae (Chalcidid wasps)

    • Family Encyrtidae (Encyrtid wasps)

    • Family Eucharitidae (Eucharitid wasps)

    • Family Eulophidae (Eulophid wasps)

    • Family Eupelmidae (Eupelmid wasps)

    • Family Eurytomidae (Seed chalcids)

    • Family Leucospidae (Leucospid wasps)

    • Family Mymaridae (Fairy flies)

    • Family Ormyridae (Ormyrid wasps)

    • Family Perilampidae (Perilampid wasps)

    • Family Pteromalidae (Pteromalid wasps)

    • Family Signiphoridae (Signiphorid wasps)

    • Family Tanaostigmatidae (Tanaostigmatid wasps)

    • Family Tetracampidae (Tetracampid wasps)

    • Family Torymidae (Torymid wasps)

    • Family Trichogrammatidae (Trichogrammatid wasps)

• Suborder APOCRITA (ACULEATA) (Wasps, Ants, Bees)

• Superfamily Chrysidoidea

  • Family Bethylidae (Bethylid wasps)

  • Family Chrysididae (Cuckoo wasps)

  • Family Dryinidae (Dryinid wasps)

  • Family Embolemidae (Embolemid wasps)

  • Family Plumariidae (Plumariid wasps)

  • Family Sclerogibbidae (Sclerogibbid wasps)

  • Family Scolebythidae (Scolebythid wasps)

• Superfamily Vespoidea

  • Family Bradynobaenidae (Bradynobaenid wasps)

  • Family Formicidae (Ants)

  • Family Mutillidae (Velvet ants)

  • Family Pompilidae (Spider hunting wasps)

  • Family Rhopalosomatidae (Rhopalosomatid wasps)

  • Family Sapygidae (Sapygid wasps)

  • Family Scoliidae (Mammoth wasps)

  • Family Tiphiidae (Tiphiid wasps)

  • Family Vespidae (Paper, Potter & Pollen wasps)

• Superfamily Apoidea

  • Family Ampulicidae (Cockroach wasps)

  • Family Andrenidae (Mining bees)

  • Family Apidae (Honey, Cuckoo, Digger & Carpenter bees)

  • Family Colletidae (Membrane, Plasterer & Masked bees)

  • Family Crabronidae (Bee Wolves, Sand wasps)

  • Family Halictidae (Sweat bees, Flower bees)

  • Family Heterogynaidae (Heterogynaid wasps)

  • Family Megachilidae (Leaf cutting bees, Mason Bees)

  • Family Melittidae (Melittid bees)

  • Family Sphecidae (Mud daubers, Digger & Sand wasps)

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