Superfamily Apoidea Latreille 1802 (apoid wasp)
Synonyms: Sphecoidea Latreille 1802, Sphegoidea Latreille 1802
Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième 1-467
Parent taxon: Aculeata according to J. Heraty et al. 2011
See also Ashmead 1899, Brothers 1999, Hong 1984, Hong and Wang 1985, Rasnitsyn 1975 and Wappler 2003
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Allommationidae Ammoplanidae Ampulicidae Angarosphecidae Anthophila Astatidae Bembicidae Burmasphecidae Cirrosphecidae Crabronidae Dasypodaidae Heterogynaidae Mellinidae Pemphredonidae Philanthidae Psenidae Sphecidae Spheciellidae Trigampulex
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