Order Hymenoptera
Order Hymenoptera (2 suborders, 13+ superfamilies, 70+ families)
Chalcids (or Ichneumons, Sawflies, Ants, Wasps, and Bees)
- Suborder Symphyta (4+ superfamilies, 12+ families)
- Superfamily Megalodontoidea
Primitive Sawflies
- Family Xyelidae
Xyekud Sawflies
- Family Pampliliidae
Web-Spinning (and Leaf-Rolling) Sawflies
- Superfamily Tenthredinoidea
Sawflies
- Family Pergidae
Pergid Sawflies
- Family Argidae (400 species)
Argid Sawflies
- Family Cimbicidae
Cimbicid Sawflies
- Family Diprionidae
- Family Tenthredinidae (4000 species)
Typical Sawflies
- Superfamily Siricoidea
Horntails and Wood Wasps
- Family Syntexidae
Cedar-Wood Wasps
- Family Siricidae
Horntails
- Family Xiphydriidae
Wood Wasps
- Family Orussidae
Parasitic Wood Wasps
- Superfamily Cephoidea (1 family)
- Family Cephidae
- Genus Cephus
- Cephus cinctus
Wheat-Stem Sawfly
- Suborder Apocrita (11+ superfamilies, 58+ families)
- Superfamily Ichneumonoidea
- Family Stephanidae (100 species)
Stephanids
- Family Braconidae
Braconids
- Family Ichneumonidae (4000-5000 species)
Ichneumons
- Superfamily Chalcoidea
Chalcids
- Family Mymaridea
Fairyflies
- Family Trichogrammatidae
Trichogrammatids
- Family Eulophidae
Eulophids
- Family Elasmidae
Elasmids
- Family Thysanidae
Thysanids
- Family Eutrichosomatidae
Eutrichosomatids
- Family Tanaostigmatidae
Tanaostigmatids
- Family Encyrtidae
Encyrtids
- Family Eupelmidae
Eupelmids
- Family Eucharitidae
Eucharitids
- Family Perilampidae
Perilampids
- Family Agaonidae
Fig insects
- Family Torymidae
Torymids
- Family Ormyridae
Ormyrids
- Family Pteromalidae
Pteromalids
- Family Eurytomidae
Eurytomids (or Seed Chalcids)
- Family Chalcidectidae
Chalcidectids
- Family Chalcididae
Chalcidids
- Family Leucospidae
Leucospids
- Superfamily Cynipoidea
Gall Wasps (and Relatives)
- Family Ibaliidae
Ibaliids
- Family Liopteridae
Liopterids
- Family Figitidae
Figitids
- Family Cynipidae
Mostly gall wasps
- Superfamily Proctotrupoidea
Parasitic hymenopterans
- Family Evaniidae
Ensign wasps
- Family Gasteruptiidae
Gasteruptiids
- Family Pelecinidae
Pelecinids
- Family Vanhorniidae
Vanhorniids
- Family Roproniidae
Roproniids
- Family Heloridae
Helorids
- Family Proctotrupidae
Proctotrupids
- Family Ceraphronidae
Ceraphronids
- Family Diapriidae
Diapriids
- Family Scelionidae
Scelionids
- Family Platygasteridae
Platygasterids
- Superfamily Bethyloidea
Parasitic hymenopterans
- Family Chrysididae
Cuckoo Wasps
- Family Bethylidae
Bethylids
- Family Sclerogibbidae
Sclerogibbids
- Family Dryinidae
Dryinids
- Family Trigonalidae
Trigonalids
- Superfamily Scolioidea
Parasitic Wasps (and Ants)
- Family Tiphiidae
Tiphiid Wasps
- Family Sierolomorphidae
Sierolomorphid Wasps
- Family Mutillidae
Velvet ants
- Family Rhopalosomatidae
Rhopalosomatid wasps
- Family Scoliidae
Scoliid wasps
- Family Sapygidae
Sapygid wasps
- Family Formicidae (5000+ species)
Ants (or Weaver Ants)
- Superfamily Vespoidea
Wasp (or Vespoid Wasps
- Family Vespidae
Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, (and Relatives)
- Family Pompilidae
Spider Wasps
- Superfamily Sphecoidea
Sphecoid Wasps
- Family Ampulicidae
Ampulicids
- Family Sphecidae
Sphecid Wasps
- Superfamily Apoidea
Bumblebee
- Family Colletidae
Plasterer (or Yellow-Faced) Bees
- Family Adrenidae
Mining bees
- Family Halictidae (3300 species)
Halictus Bee (or Mining Bees)
- Family Melittidae
Melittids
- Family Megachilidae
Leaf-cutting bees
- Family Apidae
Mining Bees (Digger Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Carpenter Bees, Bumblebees, and Honeybees)
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