hymenoptera
Noun
The word is derived from hymenopteran
Meaning
An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.
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Among the Diptera, Lucilia spp. are abundant, and among the Hymenoptera, honey bees ( Apis dorsata and A. cerana ) and the stingless bee genus Trigona are the major visitors.
Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera): a biosystematic revision of genera of fourteen families, with a reclassification of species.
In some cases the injection also introduces virus particles that suppress the host's immune system and prevent it from destroying the eggs. citation However, in virtually all stinging Hymenoptera, the ovipositor is no longer used for egg-laying.
Identification of insects These 100 Trigonopterus species were described simultaneously using DNA barcoding Most insects can easily be recognized to order such as Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, and ants) or Coleoptera (beetles).
In many eusocial Hymenoptera species, the larvae are fed by female workers.
In many Hymenoptera, sex is actually determined by a single gene locus with many alleles.