Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region California (West USA, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 677
9087
31848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 672
9069
31825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 644
8948
31525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 415
7174
26279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 73
1215
4847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 63
1129
4697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
474
3451 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
238
2504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 60
484 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 35
308 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 12
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for California
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for California
11 Species | Bombomelecta zygos Viereck, 1903 | | | Melecta (Melecta) caroli Lieftinck, 1958 | | | Melecta (Melecta) pacifica Cresson, 1878 | | | Melecta (Melecta) separata Cresson, 1879 | | | Melecta (Melectomimus) edwardsii Cresson, 1878 | Edward´s Melecta | | Melecta bohartorum Linsley, 1939 | | | Melecta thoracica Cresson, 1875 | | | Thyreus sphenophorus Lieftinck, 1962 | | | Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) californica Cresson, 1878 | California Xeromelecta | | Xeromelecta (Xeromelecta) larreae Cockerell, 1900 | Larrea Xeromelecta | | Zacosmia maculata Cresson, 1879 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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