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2013/08/30 by Alexandre P. Aguiar, Andrew Deans, Michael S. Engel +12 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant and animal studies #Fossil Insects in Amber #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

paper · pdf · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.12

openalex publication_date 2013/08/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

An updated classification of the order Hymenoptera is provided with the current numbers of genera and species described so far specified. The order is composed of 2 suborders, 27 superfamilies, 132 families, 8423 extant genera with an additional 685 extinct genera. Considered one of the most species-rich insects orders a total of 153088 extant species have been described, in addition to 2429 extinct species.

Citations

• Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera

Cited by

• Hymenoptera [wikipedia]
• Sawfly [wikipedia]