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

  Subfamily - Xeromelissinae
  Family - Colletidae
  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 - Xeromelissa wilmattae
      Species - Xeromelissa australis
      Species - Xeromelissa brevimalaris
      Species - Xeromelissa chillan
      Species - Xeromelissa chusmiza
      Species - Xeromelissa farellones
      Species - Xeromelissa irwini
      Species - Xeromelissa laureli
      Species - Xeromelissa longipalpa
      Species - Xeromelissa luisa
      Species - Xeromelissa machi
      Species - Xeromelissa minuta
      Species - Xeromelissa mucar
      Species - Xeromelissa nolanai
      Species - Xeromelissa nortina
      Species - Xeromelissa obscura
      Species - Xeromelissa pedroi
      Species - Xeromelissa rosie
      Species - Xeromelissa rozeni
      Species - Xeromelissa sielfeldi
      Species - Xeromelissa xanthorhina