Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884 - rollerlike birds
                   Family Meropidae Vigors, 1825 - bee-eaters
                     Genus Melittophagus Boie, 1828 see Genus Merops Linnaeus, 1758
                       1 Melittophagus revoilii (Oustalet, 1882) see Merops revoilii Oustalet, 1882
                       2 Melittophagus variegatus (Vieillot, 1817) see Merops variegatus Vieillot, 1817
                       3 Melittophagus lafresnayii (Guérin, 1843) see Merops variegatus lafresnayii Guerin-Meneville, 1843
                       4 Melittophagus pusillus (Müller, 1776) see Merops pusillus P.L. Statius Müller, 1776
                       5 Melittophagus bullockoides (Smith, 1834) see Merops bullockoides A. Smith, 1834
                       6 Melittophagus bullocki (Vieillot, 1817) see Merops bullocki
                       6.0 "Melittophagus bulocki" nom. null. see Melittophagus bullocki (Vieillot, 1817)
                       7 Melittophagus muelleri (Cassin, 1857) see Merops muelleri (Cassin, 1857)
                       8 Melittophagus gularis (Shaw, 1798) see Merops gularis Shaw, 1798