Aculeata
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This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
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Brothers, D. J. 1975. Phylogeny and classification of the aculeate Hymenoptera, with special reference to Mutillidae. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 50: 483-648.
Brothers, D. J. 1999. Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea). Zoologica Scripta 28 (1-2): 233-249.
Brothers, D. J. and Carpenter, R. M. 1993. Phylogeny of Aculeata: Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea (Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2: 227-304.
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Scientific Name | Bombus maderensis |
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Location | Portugal |
Comments | bumble bee |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | #1444008 |
Source Collection | Bugwood Network/Forestry Images |
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© Peter Wirtz
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Scientific Name | Chtysis ignita |
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Acknowledgements | Courtesy InsectImages.org (#1372012) |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source Collection | Bugwood Network/Forestry Images |
Copyright | © Hania Arentsen, Garden Safari |
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Tree of Life Web Project. 1995. Aculeata. Version 01 January 1995 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Aculeata/11184/1995.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/