Editing Hymenoptera (section)

==Etymology==
The name Hymenoptera refers to the wings of the insects, but the original derivation is ambiguous.<ref name=Grissel10>{{Cite book |title=Bees, Wasps, and Ants: The Indispensable Role of Hymenoptera in Gardens |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780881929881 |url-access=registration |publisher=Timber Press |last=Grissell |first=Eric |year=2010|isbn=9780881929881 }}</ref>{{rp|42}} All references agree that the derivation involves the [[Ancient Greek]] [[wikt:πτερόν|πτερόν]] (''pteron'') for wing.<ref name=EB1911>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Hymenoptera |volume=14 |page=177 |first=George Herbert |last=Carpenter |author-link=George Herbert Carpenter}}</ref> The Ancient Greek [[wikt:ὑμήν|ὑμήν]] (''hymen'') for membrane provides a plausible [[etymology]] for the term because species in this order have membranous wings.<ref name=EB1911/> However, a key characteristic of this order is that the [[hindwings]] are connected to the [[forewings]] by a series of [[hamuli|hooks]]. Thus, another plausible etymology involves [[Hymen (god)|Hymen]], the Ancient Greek god of marriage, as these insects have "married" wings in flight.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} Another suggestion for the inclusion of Hymen is the myth of [[Melissa (mythology)|Melissa]], a nymph with a prominent role at the wedding of Zeus.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}