Translingual

Melitta nigricans

Proper noun

Melittidae

1. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Apoidea – some bees endemic to Africa and the northern temperate zone.

Usage notes

Recent molecular studies indicate Melittidae is paraphyletic, and recommend according family status to Dasypodainae and Meganomiinae.

Hypernyms

• (family): Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Hymenopterida - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Dasypodainae, Meganomiinae, Melittinae (subfamilies)