Mellinus

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Mellinus
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Mellinus arvensis with prey
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mellinidae
Genus: Mellinus
Fabricius, 1790
Type species
Mellinus arvensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
  • Trachogorytes R. Bohart, 2000
Mellinus arvensis, the Netherlands Mellinus arvensis (Crabronidae sp.), Arnhem, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Mellinus arvensis, the Netherlands

Mellinus is a genus of wasps in the family Mellinidae. The species are found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, the Neotropics and the Orient. 16 species are known [2]

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Species (Europe)

Species (worldwide)

These 16 species belong to the genus Mellinus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mellinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. California Academy of Sciences Institute of Biodiversity pdf
  3. "Browse Mellinus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. "Mellinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. "Mellinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.