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Vespoidea is a superfamily of order Hymenoptera of class Insecta, although older taxonomic schemes may vary in this categorization, particularly in their recognition of a now-obsolete superfamily Scolioidea. The members of this group are wasps and ants.
Vespoid Families
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- Formicidae - Ants
- Mutillidae - Velvet Ants
- Pompilidae - Spider Wasps
- Sapygidae - Sapygid Wasps
- Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps
- Sierolomorphidae - Sierolomorphid Wasps
- Tiphiidae - Tiphiid wasps
- Vespidae - Paper Wasps, Hornets, Potter Wasps, Yellow Jackets, and relatives
- Rhopalosomatidae - Rhopalosomatid Wasps
Newer research based on four nuclear genes (elongation factor-1α F2 copy, long-wavelength rhodopsin, wingless and the D2–D3 regions of 28S ribosomal RNA (2700 bp in total)) suggest that the higher level relationships need to be changed with Rhopalosomatidae as a sister group of the Vespidae and the clade Rhopalosomatidae + Vespidae as sister to all other vespoids/apoids. Several other groups are also noted to be paraphyletic.2
References
- ^ Brothers, D. J. 1999. Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysisoidea, Vespoidea, and Apoidea). Zoologica Scripta 28: 233-249.
- ^ Pilgrim, E., von Dohlen, C., & Pitts, J. (2008). "Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies". Zoologica Scripta 37 (5): 539-560. doi:.
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