Genera Species 



Scoliidae 



Sapygidae 

 Formicoidea 



Formicidae 

 Vespwidea 



Masaridae 



Eumenidae 



Vespidae 

 Pompiloidea 



Pompilidae 



Rhopalosomatidae 

 Sphecoidea 



Ampulicidae 



Sphecidae 



Pemphredonidae 



Astatidae 



Larridae 



Crabronidae 



Mellinidae 



Nyssonidae 



Philanthidae 

 Apoidea 



Colletidae 



Oxaeidae 



Andrenidae 



Halictidae 



Melittidae 



Megachilidae 



Anthophoridae 



Apidae 



Table 2. Superfamilies ranked by percent of total 



species of Hymenoptera „ . r 



Number total 



of species species 



1. Ichneumonoidea 5,381 30.87 



2. Apoidea 3,465 19.88 



3. Chalcidoidea 2,223 12.75 



4. Sphecoidea 1,139 6.53 



5. Tenthredinoidea 848 4.86 



6. Proctotrupoidea 829 4.75 



7. Cynipoidea 817 4.68 



8. Scolioidea 748 4.29 



9. Formicoidea 580 3.32 



10. Bethyloidea 474 2.71 



11. Vespoidea 323 1.85 



12. PompUoidea 290 1.66 



13. Ceraphronoidea 109 .62 



14. Megalodontoidea 101 .57 



15. Evanioidea 54 .30 



16. Siricoidea 31 .17 



17. Cephoidea 12 .06 



18. Trigonaloidea 4 .02 



19. Pelecinoidea 1 .005 



17,429 



99.895 



VIU 



