Regnum Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Hexapoda, Classis Insecta

Ordo HYMENOPTERA
gr. humén = membrane + pteron = wing

91 familiae, 200.000 species
complete metamorphosis


Subordo Apocrita
constriction between thorax and abdomen



Superfamilia Vespoidea

Familia Vespidae