Hymenopterida is a superorder of holometabolous (metamorphosing) insects. As originally circumscribed, it included Hymenoptera and the orders in Panorpida (Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Diptera, Trichoptera and Lepidoptera).[1] However, more recent studies find Hympenoptera as sister to the other members of Holometabola and the superorder is restricted to Hymenoptera.[2]
| Hymenopterida | |
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| Male small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| (unranked): | Eumetabola |
| (unranked): | Holometabola |
| Superorder: | Hymenopterida |
| Orders | |
Evolution
The following phylogenetic tree shows the internal relationships of the superorder as a clade of Hymenoptera and the orders that comprise Panorpida.[3][4]
| Endopterygota |
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| (Holometabola) |
More recent molecular analyses find a different arrangement within Holometabola, with Hymenoptera as the earliest branching group.[5]
| Holometabola |
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References
External links
Data related to Hymenopterida at Wikispecies
