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Dolichovespula maculata, Bald faced hornet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Superfamily:	Vespoidea

Vespoidea is a superfamily of the insect order Hymenoptera in class of insects. The members of this group are wasps and ants.

Families

Bradynobaenidae
Formicidae - ants
Mutillidae - velvet ants
Pompilidae - spider wasps
Rhopalosomatidae - rhopalosomatid wasps
Sapygidae - sapygid wasps
Scoliidae - scoliid wasps
Sierolomorphidae - sierolomorphid wasps
Tiphiidae - tiphiid wasps
Vespidae - paper wasps, hornets, potter wasps, yellow jackets, and relatives

Images for kids

Ancistrocerus antilope female. Family Vespidae

See also

In Spanish: Vespoidea para niños

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