(mainly sawflies and horntails)
Sawfly
(wasps, ants, bees, and most parasitic forms)
Bee
Wasp
Ant
| Themes > Science > Class Insecta > Insect Orders > The Endopterygota > Insect Order Hymenoptera - ants, bees, wasps, sawflies |
Two pairs of membranous wings, venation often much reduced; the hind wings are smaller and connected to fore wings by a row of hooklets; the mouthparts are primarily of biting type but often adapted for sucking fluids; the abdomen usually constricted at the base (except sawflies) with first segment fused to metathorax; ovipositor always present and modified for sawing, piercing or stinging; larvae usually legless with distinct head. The Hymenoptera are divided into two suborders: |
| Symphyta (mainly sawflies and horntails) |
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| Apocrita (wasps, ants, bees, and most parasitic forms) |
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