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Melitoma
Genus
Melitoma
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
Emphorini (Chimney or Turret Bees)
Genus
Melitoma
Numbers
3 spp. in our area, 13 spp. total
(
1
)
Range
New World (US to Argentina;
map
); in our area, one sp. eastern, one in c. US, and one in southernmost TX
(
1
)
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 29 June, 2010 - 2:43pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 14 November, 2011 - 9:01am