Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Free State (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1882
3253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 282
1879
3243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 265
1827
3170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 163
1308
2273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 36
266
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 36
266
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 20
168
449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
68
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 15
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 9
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 6
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 2
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Free State
2 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Free State
11 Species | Afromelecta fulvohirta Cameron, 1905 | | | Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937 | | | Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus oxyaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909 | | | Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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