Current data indicate that there are 14 distinct lineages, or subclades, within Haplogroup Q that can be detected with a panel of 14 different SNPs.  The haplogroup first splits into Paragroup Q* and Subclade Q1.  There are three distinct lineages within Subclade Q1: Paragroup Q1*, Subclade Q1a, and Subclade Q1b.  The remaining 11 subclades within haplogroup Q are located within Q1a3, one of the seven distinct lineages within Subclade Q1a.  Refer to the figure below to see how the 14 subclades have derived from Haplogroup Q.



If you are a confirmed member of Y-DNA Haplogroup Q, dig further using the Y-DNA Q Subclade SNP Test and find out which Subclade of Q you descended from.