Family Philanthidae Latreille 1802
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Philanthidae
Alternative spellings: Philanthinae, Philanthinae
Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. 3:1-467
Parent taxon: Apoidea according to M. Sann et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Allommationidae, Ammoplanidae, Ampulicidae, Angarosphecidae, Anthophila, Astatidae, Bembicidae, Burmasphecidae, Cirrosphecidae, Crabronidae, Dasypodaidae, Heterogynaidae, Pemphredonidae, Psenidae, Sphecidae, Spheciellidae, Temnogynidae, Trigampulex, Mellinidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Philanthus
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