Melecta luctuosa (Scopoli, 1770)
(Square-spotted Mourning Bee)

Interactions where Melecta luctuosa is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
female female takes over nest UK/Ireland Anthophora retusa Potter Flower Bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Melecta luctuosa/Melecta luctuosasquare-spotted mourning beefemale Animal / sequestratesUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Anthophora retusa/Anthophora retusapotter flower beenest

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Melecta luctuosa (Square-spotted Mourning Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melecta luctuosa (Square-spotted Mourning Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelecta luctuosa (Square-spotted Mourning Bee)
GenusMelecta (mourning bees)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melecta luctuosa (Square-spotted Mourning Bee)

Melecta luctuosa (Square-spotted Mourning Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melecta luctuosa (Square-spotted Mourning Bee):

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