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Genus Mesoplia - Mesoplia 0

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 (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)

Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)

Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)

Tribe Ericrocidini

Genus Mesoplia (Mesoplia 0)

Explanation of Names

Mesoplia Lepeletier 1841

Numbers

a single species in our area, 17 spp. total(1)

Range

Neotropical, ranging into s.AZ (rare in AZ)

Food

Cleptoparasites of Centris

Works Cited

1.	Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

Contributed by John S. Ascher on 22 August, 2014 - 10:19am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 13 March, 2024 - 7:06pm

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