Ampulicidae
Translingual
Ampulex compressa (emerald cockroach wasp)
Etymology
From Ampulex + -idae.
Proper noun
Ampulicidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – cockroach wasps — wasps that prey on cockroaches to feed their larvae.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Ampulicinae, Dolichurinae (subfamilies)
- †Apodolichurini, †Cretampulicini, †Mendampulicini (extinct tribes, incertae sedis)
- †Cariridris, †Gallosphex, †Longivenula, †Protodolichurus (extinct genera, incertae sedis)
References
Ampulicidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ampulicidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ampulicidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ampulicidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.