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Hymenoptera
(ants, bees, wasps)
Key Characters:
Hymenoptera
Wasp-waist present in ants, bees, and wasps
Triangular stigma in front wing of sawflies, horntails, and some wasps
Hamuli (tiny hooks on costa of hind wing) hold front and hind wings together
Common Families:
Apidae
— Bumble Bees and Honey Bees
Formicidae
— Ants
Vespidae
— Yellowjackets, Hornets, Paper Wasps, and Potter Wasps
Halictidae
— Sweat Bees
Sphecidae
— Sand Wasps, Digger Wasps, and Mud-daubers
Ichneumonidae
— Ichneumon Wasps
Scoliidae
— Scoliid Wasps
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