Kingdom Animalia Order Hymenoptera Higher classification Crabronidae | Phylum Arthropoda Scientific name Mellininae Rank Subfamily | |
Similar Crabronidae, Hymenopterans, Insect, Apoidea, Aculeata | ||
Mellininae is a very small subfamily of wasps, comprising only 17 described species in two genera. Occasionally this group has been treated as a separate family (Mellinidae), but has been more typically considered a subfamily within the all-inclusive family Sphecidae.
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