Hymenoptera

The Hymenoptera are ane o the lairgest orders o insects, comprisin the sawflees, wasps, bees an eemocks. Ower 130,000 species are recognized, wi mony mair remainin tae be describit. The name refers tae the wings o the insects, an is derived frae the Ancient Greek ὑμήν (hymen): membrane an πτερόν (pteron): wing. The hind wings are connectit tae the fore wings bi a series o huiks cried hamuli.

Hymenoptera Temporal range: Triassic–present 235–0 Ma[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
female Netelia sp.
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Cless:	Insecta
Superorder:	Hymenopterida
Order:	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
Apocrita Symphyta

Females typically hae a special ovipositor for insertin eggs intae hosts or itherwise inaccessible places. The ovipositor is eften modified intae a stinger. The young develop through complete metamorphosis — that is, thay hae a worm-lik larval stage an an inactive pupal stage afore thay matur (See holometabolism).