hymenopteron

Definitions of hymenopteron

1. noun

   insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
   synonyms: hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopterous insect

   types:

   bee

   any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

   wasp

   social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

   Mutillidae, family Mutillidae

   a family of wasps

   chalcid, chalcid fly, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly

   any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects

   ichneumon fly

   hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae

   sawfly

   insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

   ant, emmet, pismire

   social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

   drone

   stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

   Apis mellifera, honeybee

   social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

   carpenter bee

   large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems

   bumblebee, humblebee

   robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

   cuckoo-bumblebee

   a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees

   andrena, andrenid, mining bee

   a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena

   Nomia melanderi, alkali bee

   a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States

   leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting bee

   bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest

   mason bee

   any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand

   potter bee

   solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant

   vespid, vespid wasp

   mostly social nest-building wasps

   velvet ant

   a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless

   sphecoid, sphecoid wasp

   any of various solitary wasps

   cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp, gallfly

   small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

   chalcis fly

   a variety of chalcid fly

   Fenusa pusilla, birch leaf miner

   small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation

   Monomorium pharaonis, pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant

   small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest

   Monomorium minimum, little black ant

   tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food

   army ant, driver ant, legionary ant

   tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects

   carpenter ant

   ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs

   fire ant

   omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting

   Formica rufa, wood ant

   reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands

   slave ant

   any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species

   slave-maker, slave-making ant

   an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants

   bulldog ant

   any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia

   type of:

   insect

   a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum