Vespidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Vespidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many eusocial and solitary wasps.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Vespoidea – superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Vespinae (yellowjackets and hornets), Eumeninae (potter wasps), Euparagiinae, Masarinae (pollen wasps), Polistinae (paper wasps), Stenogastrinae (subfamilies)
- Angiopolybia, Apoica - selected genera
References
- Vespidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vespidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Vespidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons