Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 928
21139
104473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 924
21108
104403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 874
20837
103684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 530
15898
85805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 83
2604
16396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 72
2531
16196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 25
711
8324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 10
255
3959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 49
388 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 35
227 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 10
102 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 3
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Australia
3 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Australia
13 Species and 6 Subspecies | Crocisa omissa Cockerell, 1919 | | | Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771 | Common Mourning Bee | | Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Blanchard, 1840 | Chequered cuckoo bee | | Thyreus frieseanus Cockerell, 1905 | | | Thyreus lugubris Smith, 1879 | | | Thyreus macleayi Cockerell, 1907 | | | Thyreus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Thyreus nitidulus aspasius Lieftinck, 1959 | | | Thyreus nitidulus caelestinus Cockerell, 1919 | | | Thyreus nitidulus gemmatus Cockerell, 1911 | | | Thyreus nitidulus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804 | | | Thyreus nitidulus quartinae Gribodo, 1884 | | | Thyreus nitidulus verticalis Cockerell, 1909 | | | Thyreus quadrimaculatus Radoszkowski, 1883 | | | Thyreus rotundatus Friese, 1905 | | | Thyreus rufitarsus Rayment, 1931 | | | Thyreus sicarius Lieftinck, 1962 | | | Thyreus tinctus Cockerell, 1905 | | | Thyreus waroonensis Cockerell, 1913 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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