Biology:Mellininae

Short description: Subfamily of wasps

Mellininae
Mellinus arvensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Mellinidae
Subfamily:	Mellininae
Genera
Mellinus Xenosphex

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.

References

• Catalog of Sphecidae that includes Mellininae, at Cal Academy

Wikidata ☰ Q6813123 entry