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Aculeata is a subclade of Hymenoptera. The name is a reference to the defining feature of the group, which is the modification of the ovipositor into a sting. In other words, the structure that was originally used to lay eggs is modified instead to deliver venom.

Scientific name: Aculeata

Higher classification: Apocrita

Order: Hymenoptera

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Rank: Infraorder

Phylum: Arthropoda Infraorder: Aculeata