Stenogastrinae | |
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female of Parischnogaster mellyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Vespidae |
Subfamily: | Stenogastrinae |
Genera | |
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The Stenogastrinae are a subfamily of social wasps included in the family Vespidae.[1][2][3] They are sometimes called hover wasps owing to the particular hovering flight of some species. Their morphology and biology present interesting peculiarities.