Vespidae

Translingual

Vespa mandarinia (Asian giant hornet) feeding on fallen fruit

Etymology

Vespa +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Vespidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many eusocial and solitary wasps.

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; Vespoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Vespinae (yellowjackets and hornets), Eumeninae (potter wasps), Euparagiinae, Masarinae (pollen wasps), Polistinae (paper wasps), Stenogastrinae (subfamilies)
- Angiopolybia, Apoica - selected genera

References

Vespidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vespidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Vespidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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