Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they reach adulthood.
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Hymenoptera is a vast order of insects that includes sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants, with over 150,000 known living species found across the globe. These insects are notable for their unique features, such as females' specialized egg-laying organs (often adapted into stingers) and their complete metamorphosis from wormlike larvae through inactive pupae to adults, with many species playing important ecological roles as parasites.
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Species
ants, bees and wasps
Hymenoptera
ORDER
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
膜翅目（学名：Hymenoptera）是昆虫纲中的一個目，它的名字来自于其膜一般的，透明的翅膀，它包括各种蜂和蚂蚁。在全世界它有約100科，15万种已经被描述，是昆虫綱中第三大的目（次於鞘翅目和鱗翅目）。
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Research
42,345 papers- Genome editing in hymenoptera.ReviewInsect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2025Salvesen HA, Dearden PKDOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2025.104300
- Hymenoptera venom allergens.Review
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Evolution
- Anatomy
- Reproduction
- Sex determination
- Thelytoky
- Diet
- Classification
- Symphyta
- Apocrita
- Threats
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- References
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Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they reach adulthood.
==Etymology== The name Hymenoptera comes from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn) 'membrane' and πτερόν (pterón) 'wing'.