ENY 3005 Family Identification

Order Hymenoptera Pronunciation: hi-men-NOP-ter-ra  Common names: sawflies, ants, bees, and wasps

Order Hymenoptera -- sawflies, bees, and wasps

Suborder Symphyta -- sawflies and horntails (ID this suborder)
• Cimbicidae -- cimbicid sawflies
• Diprionidae -- conifer sawflies
• Siricidae -- horntails, wood wasps
Suborder Apocrita
• Superfamily Stephanoidea -- The Stephanid Home Page at Ohio State U
• Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (ID this superfamily)
• Braconidae -- braconid wasps
• Ichneumonidae -- ichneumonid wasps
• Superfamily Chalcidoidea
• Superfamily Cynipoidea
• Superfamily Evanoidea -- Evaniidae, ensign wasp
• Superfamily Pelecinoidea -- Pelecinidae Home Page at Ohio State U
• Superfamily Proctotrupoidea
• Superfamily Bethyloidea
• Chrysididae -- cuckoo wasps
• Superfamily Scolioidea
• Scoliidae -- scoliid wasps
• Mutillidae -- velvet ants
• Formicidae -- ants
• Superfamily Vespoidea
• Pompilidae -- spider wasps
• Vespidae -- wasps, yellowjackets, hornets
• Superfamily Sphecoidea
• Sphecidae -- sphecid wasps
• Superfamily Apoidea -- The Bees of Florida
• Halictidae -- halictid bees, sweat bees
• Apidae -- honeybees, bumblebees, carpenter bees

• Pages 312-362 and plates 15-16 in D. J. Borror and R. E. White. 1970. A Field Guide to the Insects. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
• Pages 361-392 in R. G. Bland and H. E. Jaques. 1978. How to Know the Insects, 3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Co. 409 p.
• Pages 665-744 in D. J. Borror, C. A. Triplehorn, and N. F. Johnson. 1989. An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders College Publishing. 875 p.
• Krombein, Karl V. et al. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press. 3 volumes.
• Pages 570-600 in H. V. Daly, J. T. Doyen, and A. H. Purcell III. 1998. Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. 680 p.

Links to other web sites

• Hymenoptera on Postage Stamps
• Hymenoptera at the University of Delaware
• Hymenoptera at N C State U.
• The Hymenoptera - Gordon's Insect World
• Hymenoptera - Arizona Tree of Life
• Hymenoptera - BIOSIS links
• Getting Started -- 4H info on Hymenoptera and Diptera
• Insect Sting Anaphylaxis -- How to treat wasp and bee stings
• Stinging or Venomous Insects and Related Pests
• Photos -- Sphecidae, Mutillidae, Pompilidae, Apidae, Vespidae, Megarhyssa
• Common Missouri Wasps and Bees -- Mutillidae, Vespidae, Sphecidae, Halictidae, Apidae, et al.
• Urban IPM Florida -- Structural, Home Lawn, and Landscape buttons lead to information and pictures of many Hymenoptera.