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Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
334
2235
4339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
333
2233
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
319
2206
4292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1715
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
219
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
194
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
134
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
62
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
22
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
14
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cyprus
2 Genera with 3 Species
Melecta Latreille, 1980Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
3 Species
Melecta (Melecta) duodecimmaculata Rossi, 1790
Melecta (Melecta) tuberculata Lieftinck, 1980
Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968


Links, sources and further information
Melectini at itis.gov