Species
Brachymelecta californica (California digger-cuckoo bee)
Brachymelecta californica. Photo: (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Melectini are a tribe of medium- to large-sized apid bees found essentially worldwide. They are brood parasites of the related typical digger bees (Anthophorini) and occasionally visit flowers e.g. in prairie landscapes of the United States.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
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Subfamily: Apinae (Apine bees)
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Tribe: Melectini
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Genus: Brachymelecta
- Species: Brachymelecta californica (California digger-cuckoo bee)
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Genus: Brachymelecta
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Tribe: Melectini
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Subfamily: Apinae (Apine bees)
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Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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