Ampulicidae

Translingual

Ampulex compressa (emerald cockroach wasp)

Etymology

Ampulex +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Ampulicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – cockroach wasps — wasps that prey on cockroaches to feed their larvae.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Ampulicinae, Dolichurinae (subfamilies)
- †Apodolichurini, †Cretampulicini, †Mendampulicini (extinct tribes, incertae sedis)
- †Cariridris, †Gallosphex, †Longivenula, †Protodolichurus (extinct genera, incertae sedis)

References

Ampulicidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ampulicidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ampulicidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ampulicidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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