Order hymenoptera

Alexandre P. Aguiar; Andrew R. Deans; Michael S. Engel; Mattias Forshage; John T. Huber; John T. Jennings; Norman F. Johnson; Arkady S. Lelej; John T. Longino; Volker Lohrmann; István Mikó; Michael Ohl; Claus Rasmussen; Andreas Taeger; Dicky Sick Ki Yu

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.12

Order hymenoptera

Alexandre P. Aguiar
, Andrew R. Deans
, Michael S. Engel
, Mattias Forshage
, John T. Huber
, John T. Jennings
, Norman F. Johnson
, Arkady S. Lelej
, John T. Longino
, Volker Lohrmann
, István Mikó
, Michael Ohl
, Claus Rasmussen
, Andreas Taeger
, Dicky Sick Ki Yu

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Abstract

An updated classification of the order Hymenoptera is provided with the current numbers of genera and species described so far specified. The order is composed of 2 suborders, 27 superfamilies, 132 families, 8423 extant genera with an additional 685 extinct genera. Considered one of the most species-rich insects orders a total of 153088 extant species have been described, in addition to 2429 extinct species.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	51-62
Number of pages	12
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	3703
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.12
State	Published - Aug 30 2013

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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Order hymenoptera

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