NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Melecta
  Tribe - Melectini
  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

      Subspecies - Melecta separata alfredi
      Subspecies - Melecta separata arizonica
      Subspecies - Melecta separata callura
      Subspecies - Melecta separata johnsoni
      Subspecies - Melecta separata mojavensis
      Subspecies - Melecta separata separata