NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

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

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Isepeolini
  Subfamily - Apinae
  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

      Species - Melectoides bellus
      Species - Melectoides cockerelli
      Species - Melectoides fumipennis
      Species - Melectoides kiefferi
      Species - Melectoides niveiventris
      Species - Melectoides politus
      Species - Melectoides rozeni
      Species - Melectoides senex
      Species - Melectoides triseriatus
      Species - Melectoides tucumanus