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Melittidae
Sign in to saveMelittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species in three subfamilies. The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyMelittidae
Observations recorded138,807
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 112
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Melittidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, UMNH, UCSB, MNA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Melittidae
- taxon name
- Melittidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Melittidae
- taxon common name
- blomsterbier
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Encyclopedic overview
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Melittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species in three subfamilies. The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone.
Fossil melittids have been found occasionally in Eocene amber deposits, including those of Oise, France and the Baltic amber.
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