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Suborder Symphyta - the sawflies

Superfamilies Cephoidea, Megalodontoidea, Orussoidea, Siricoidea, Tenthredinoidea and Xyeloidea.

• fully-winged

• abdomen not separated from the thorax by a narrowed section (i.e. without a waist)

• front wings with several areas enclosed on all sides by veins (closed cells)

• size 3-40 mm.

Parasitic wasps

Superfamilies Ceraphronoidea, Chalcidoidea, Cynipoidea, Evaniodea, Ichneumonoidea, Platygastroidea, Proctotrupoidea, Stephanoidea and Trigonalyoidea.

Bees, wasps and ants

Superfamilies Apoidea, Chrysidoidea, Formicoidea, Pompiloidea, Scolioidea and Vespoidea