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Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
492
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
125
1475
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
84
830
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
19
443
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
5
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 96 Species
Afromelecta Lieftinck, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Crocisa Jurine, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1873Cuckoo Bees21SpeciesTaxom
Thyreomelecta Rightmyer & ..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 067SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
96 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afromelecta bicuspis Stadelmann, 1898
Afromelecta fulvohirta Cameron, 1905
Afromelecta lieftincki Eardley, 1991
Crocisa africana (Radoszkowski, 1893)⇒ Thyreus africana Radoszkowski, 1893
Crocisa calcarata Vachal, 1903
Crocisa excisa (Friese, 1905)⇒ Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Crocisa fasciata (Friese, 1905)⇒ Thyreus splendidulus Lepeletier, 1841
Crocisa meripes (Vachal, 1903)⇒ Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Crocisa subcontinua (de Saussure, 1891)⇒ Thyreus quinquefasciatus Smith, 1879
Melecta (Melecta) aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771Common Mourning Bee
Melecta (Melecta) angustilabris Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) assimilis Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) canariensis Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) caroli Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) curvispina Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) duodecimmaculata Rossi, 1790
Melecta duodecimmaculata duodecimmaculata Rossi, 1790
Melecta (Melecta) fumipennis Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) grandis Lepeletier, 1841
Melecta (Melecta) honesta Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) italica Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) leucorhyncha Gribodo, 1893
Melecta (Melecta) luctuosa Scopoli, 1770Square-spotted mourning bee
Melecta luctuosa luctuosa Scopoli, 1770
Melecta (Melecta) prophanta Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) solivaga Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Paracrocisa) guilochei Dusmet y Alonso, 1915
Melecta (Paracrocisa) sinaitica Alfken, 1937
Melecta octomaculata Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreomelecta dimidiatipuncta Spinola, 1838
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus affinis Morawitz, 1874
Thyreus africana Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus africanus Radoszkowski, 1894
Thyreus aistleitneri Straka & Engel, 2012
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus alfkeni Brauns, 1909
Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903
Thyreus batelkai Straka & Engel, 2012
Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus calcaratus
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus castalius Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus denolii Straka & Engel, 2012
Thyreus elegans Morawitz, 1878
Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991
Thyreus erythraeensis Meyer, 1921
Thyreus excisa
Thyreus forchhammeri Eardley, 1991
Thyreus fortissimus Cockerell & ..., 1933
Thyreus gambiensis Cockerell & ..., 1933
Thyreus garouensis Engel, 2014
Thyreus grahami Cockerell, 1910
Thyreus hirtus de Beaumont, 1940
Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus interruptus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus kilimandjaricus Strand, 1911
Thyreus lieftincki Rozen, 1969
Thyreus maculiscutis Cameron, 1905
Thyreus mauretaniensis Strand, 1911
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus neavei Cockerell, 1933
Thyreus nigroventralis Meyer, 1921
Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937
Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus orbatus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus oxyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus pica Strand, 1921
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus priesneri Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus proximus Meyer, 1921
Thyreus quinquefasciatus Smith, 1879
Thyreus ramosellus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus schwarzi Straka & Engel, 2012
Thyreus scotaspis Vachal, 1903
Thyreus scutellaris Fabricius, 1781
Thyreus sejuncta Saussure, 1890
Thyreus somalicus Strand, 1911
Thyreus sphenophorus Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus splendidulus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus stellifera Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus strandi Meyer, 1921
Thyreus tricuspis Perez, 1883
Thyreus truncatus Perez, 1883
Thyreus tschoffeni Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Thyreus valvata Brauns, 0


Links, sources and further information
Melectini at itis.gov