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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
2599
34386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
2451
33213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
844
21146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
285
7619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
80
1997
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
50
1081
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
13
375
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
6
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
6 Genera with 66 Species
Brachymelecta Linsley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1875Cuckoo Bees37SpeciesTaxom
Thyreomelecta Rightmyer & ..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190022SpeciesTaxom
Xeromelecta Linsley, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Zacosmia Ashmead, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
66 Species
Brachymelecta mucida Cresson, 1879
Melecta (Eupavlovskia) funeraria Smith, 1854
Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese, 1895
Melecta (Melecta) aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771Common Mourning Bee
Melecta (Melecta) angustilabris Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) assimilis Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) baeri Radoszkowski, 1865
Melecta (Melecta) brevipila Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) canariensis Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) caroli Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) curvispina Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) diligens Lieftinck, 1983
Melecta (Melecta) duodecimmaculata Rossi, 1790
Melecta (Melecta) festiva Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) fulgida Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) fumipennis Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) gracilipes Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) grandis Lepeletier, 1841
Melecta (Melecta) guichardi Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) honesta Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) italica Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) leucorhyncha Gribodo, 1893
Melecta (Melecta) luctuosa Scopoli, 1770Square-spotted mourning bee
Melecta (Melecta) mundula Lieftinck, 1983
Melecta (Melecta) pacifica Cresson, 1878
Melecta (Melecta) prophanta Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) separata Cresson, 1879
Melecta (Melecta) solivaga Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) transcaspica Morawitz, 1895Reddell stygobromid
Melecta (Melecta) tuberculata Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melectomimus) edwardsii Cresson, 1878Edward´s Melecta
Melecta (Paracrocisa) guilochei Dusmet y Alonso, 1915
Melecta (Paracrocisa) kuschakewiczi Radoszkowski, 1890
Melecta (Paracrocisa) sinaitica Alfken, 1937
Melecta (Pseudomelecta) atroalba Lieftinck, 1972
Melecta bohartorum Linsley, 1939
Melecta thoracica Cresson, 1875
Thyreomelecta dimidiatipuncta Spinola, 1838
Thyreomelecta siberica Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus affinis Morawitz, 1874
Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Thyreus elegans Morawitz, 1878
Thyreus fallibilis Kohl, 1906
Thyreus hellenicus Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus hirtus de Beaumont, 1940
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus orbatus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus praevalens Kohl, 1905
Thyreus priesneri Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus ramosellus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus scutellaris Fabricius, 1781
Thyreus shebicus Engel, 2014
Thyreus tricuspis Perez, 1883
Thyreus truncatus Perez, 1883
Thyreus uniformis W. F. Kirby, 1900
Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) californica Cresson, 1878California Xeromelecta
Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) interrupta Cresson, 1872Interrupted Xeromelecta
Xeromelecta (Xeromelecta) larreae Cockerell, 1900Larrea Xeromelecta
Zacosmia maculata Cresson, 1879


Links, sources and further information
Melectini at itis.gov