Published April 28, 2026 | Version 1.2

Hymenoptera Family Matrix — Open Dataset

Authors/Creators

  • 1. EntoLibry s.r.o.

Description

A taxonomic skeleton of order Hymenoptera at family level (with subfamily and tribe context), cross-referenced with GBIF taxon keys and English and Czech common names. The dataset covers 352 taxa: 2 suborders, 2 infraorders, 26 superfamilies, 98 families, 179 subfamilies, and 45 tribes, structured across 13 columns. GBIF_ID is provided for all 98 families and verified against the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (v1.2). English common names are available for 92% of taxa; Czech names for suborders, infraorders, and 24 families. Taxonomy follows Aguiar et al. (2013), Zhang (2025), GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, and family-specific revisions (see references.bib). Note: Pteromalidae is treated as a single family (pre-Burks et al. 2022 split). This is the first public release of an ongoing project — future versions will add morphological, ecological, and identification data.

Files: Hymenoptera_Family_Matrix.xlsx (5 sheets: README, LICENSE_CITATION, Matrix, References, Changelog), matrix.csv (machine-readable UTF-8 CSV), references.bib (BibTeX bibliography).

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Additional details

Dates

Accepted
2026-04-28

Software

Programming language
Python

References

  • Aguiar et al. (2013). Order Hymenoptera. Zootaxa, 3703(1), 51–62. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.12
  • Goulet, H. & Huber, J. T. (1993). Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa. 668 pp.
  • Taeger, A., Blank, S. M. & Liston, A. D. (2010). World Catalog of Symphyta (Hymenoptera). Zootaxa, 2580, 1–1064.
  • Bolton, B. (2003). Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 71, 1–370.
  • Michener, C. D. (2007). The Bees of the World (2nd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 992 pp.
  • Macek, J. et al. (2010). Blanokřídlí České republiky I. Žahadloví. Academia, Praha. 524 pp. ISBN 978-80-200-1772-7.
  • Noyes, J. S. (2019). Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/chalcidoids/
  • Zhang, Z.-Q. (2025). Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification (Update). Zootaxa.
  • GBIF Secretariat (2025). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei
  • Bolton, B. (2024). AntCat: An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World. https://antcat.org
  • Macek, J. et al. (2020). Blanokřídlí České a Slovenské republiky II. Širopasí. Academia, Praha. 669 pp. ISBN 978-80-200-2999-7.
  • Přidal, A. (2001). Komentovaný seznam včel České republiky a Slovenska. Sborník Přírodovědného klubu v Uherském Hradišti, 6, 139–163.
  • Burks, R. et al. (2022). From hell's heart I stab at thee! Reclassification of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 94, 13–88. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.94.94263