Vespoidea

Vespoidea
	Common wasp ( Vespula vulgaris )
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera)
Subordination :	Waist Wasps (Apocrita)
Partial order :	Voices (Aculeata)
Superfamily :	Vespoidea
Scientific name
	Vespoidea
	Latreille , 1802
Familys
	Sierolomorphidae; Wasps (Tiphiidae); Mace Wasps (Sapygidae); Ant wasps (Mutillidae); Wasps (Pompilidae); Rhopalosomatidae; Bradynobaenidae; Ants (Formicidae); Wasps (Vespidae); Dagger wasps (Scoliidae);

The superfamily Vespoidea belongs to the order of the hymenoptera (Hymenoptera). Together with the apoidea and the chrysidoidea , it forms the partial order of the stinging voices (aculeata). It comprises 10 families with around 24,000 species. Well-known representatives like the wasps (Vespidae) and ants (Formicidae) belong to it .

features

So far the group seems to lack a common solid synapomorphism . The vespoidea is mainly characterized by the receding prepectus , the extent of the regression within the vespoidea being different. The prepectus is the sclerite that lies on the side of the thorax between the lateral part of the pronotum and the mesopleuron .

Way of life

The social behavior within the Vespoidea covers the entire spectrum from a solitary to a eusocial way of life.

There are species that show a simple hunting behavior to care for their brood. Other species live parasitically - the expression ranges from ectoparasitism in unstunned host animals to hunting host animals, which are made available to the brood after being stunned.

Nest building is also extremely varied. Some species use existing cavities, while others build complex multicellular paper nests from chewed cellulose .

Systematics

The superfamily of the Vespoidea comprises 10 families. The phylogenetic relationships of the families correspond to the following cladogram :

Vespoidea

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Wasps (Tiphiidae)

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	Mace Wasps (Sapygidae)

	Ant wasps (Mutillidae)

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	Wasps (Pompilidae)

	Rhopalosomatidae

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Bradynobaenidae

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Ants (Formicidae)

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	Wasps (Vespidae)

	Dagger wasps (Scoliidae)

Sierolomorphidae

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Erik M. Pilgrim, Carol D. von Dohlen & James P. Pitts: Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies , Zoologica Scripta, 37 (2008), 539-560 .

Web links

Commons : Vespoidea - collection of images, videos and audio files

Tree of Life web project (English)

[Pilgrim/Dohlen/Pitts-1] Erik M. Pilgrim, Carol D. von Dohlen & James P. Pitts: Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies , Zoologica Scripta, 37 (2008), 539-560 .