Apoidea

Etymology
From.

Usage notes

 * Wasps in this group were previously collected in the now obsolete superfamily (synonymous with the series ), which grouping is, however, paraphyletic. Bees are now thought to have descended from wasps from the family.

Hypernyms

 * ; - suborder

Hyponyms

 * (cockroach wasps), (mining bees),  (many bees, including honey bees),  (s, s and plasterer bees),  (some wasps),  (sweat bees),  (certain wasps),, ,  (s),  (now subfamily  in )