NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subfamily

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2008

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Apidae
  Superfamily - Apoidea
  Infraorder - Aculeata
  Suborder - Apocrita
  Order - Hymenoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Tribe - Ancylini
      Tribe - Anthophorini
      Tribe - Apini
      Tribe - Bombini
      Tribe - Centridini
      Tribe - Ctenoplectrini
      Tribe - Emphorini
      Tribe - Ericrocidini
      Tribe - Eucerini
      Tribe - Euglossini
      Tribe - Exomalopsini
      Tribe - Isepeolini
      Tribe - Melectini
      Tribe - Meliponini
      Tribe - Osirini
      Tribe - Protepeolini
      Tribe - Rhathymini
      Tribe - Tapinotaspidini
      Tribe - Tetrapediini
      Species - Melissodes americana
      Species - Melissodes excurrens
      Species - Melissodes pennsylvanica
      Species - Melissodes philadelphica