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Melecta
Melecta pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Melectini
Genus: Melecta
Latreille, 1802
Melecta albifrons

Melecta is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 50 described species in Melecta. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species

These 55 species belong to the genus Melecta:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Melecta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Melecta". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ a b "Melecta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ^ a b "Melecta Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading

  • Media related to Melecta at Wikimedia Commons