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Scolioidea

insect superfamily
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  • Bumblebee pollination
    Hymenoptera
    / Annotated classification

    Superfamily Scolioidea (parasitic wasps and ants) Some families very similar to those of superfamily Vespoidea and are placed there by some authorities. Family Scoliidae (scoliid wasps) Large, hairy, black wasps often with a yellow band or bands on abdomen; parasites of scarab-beetle larvae.

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    Superfamily Scolioidea (parasitic wasps and ants) Some families very similar to those of superfamily Vespoidea and are placed there by some authorities. Family Scoliidae (scoliid wasps) Large, hairy, black wasps often with a yellow band or bands on abdomen; parasites of scarab-beetle larvae.

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