Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

Insects (Class Insecta)

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)

Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)

Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps (Infraorder Aculeata)

Bees and Apoid Wasps (Superfamily Apoidea)