Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Classification follows Pilgrim et al. (2008)
(1) and Debevec et al. (2012)
(2)Explanation of Names
The name refers to the stinger (a modified ovipositor, thus, present in females only)
Remarks
Monophyletic group that includes the "stinging wasps", ants and bees; many form colonies (small to very large), some with pronounced division of labor (
eusociality)
In most (but not all!) aculeates, males have 13 antennal segments and females have 12.
(3)