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Subspecies Melecta separata callura

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Long-horned, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Melectini (digger-bee-cuckoos)
Genus Melecta
Species separata (Melecta separata)
Subspecies callura (Melecta separata callura)
Explanation of Names
Author: Cresson, 1879
Remarks
Cleptoparasite of Anthophorini, especially Anthophora edwardsii
Internet References
Discover Life
Ecology and behavior of Melecta separata
Encyclopedia of Life
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 8 April, 2011 - 9:18am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 24 April, 2011 - 6:46pm

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