Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region India (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 703
14141
56254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 699
14132
56242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 662
13883
55452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 420
10836
46964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 67
1244
4347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 57
1155
4224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
423
2209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
144
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 43
261 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 29
172 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 10
78 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 4
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for India
4 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for India
17 Species | Crocisa reductula Cockerell, 1919 | | | Tetralonioidella himalayana Bingham, 1897 | | | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus castalius Lieftinck, 1962 | | | Thyreus ceylonicus Friese, 1905 | | | Thyreus himalayensis Radoszkowski, 1893 | | | Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775 | | | Thyreus insignis Meyer, 1921 | | | Thyreus massuri Radoszkowski, 1893 | | | Thyreus medius Meyer, 1921 | | | Thyreus praestans Lieftinck, 1962 | | | Thyreus ramosellus Cockerell, 1919 | | | Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Thyreus smithii Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Thyreus surniculus Lieftinck, 1959 | | | Thyreus takaonis Cockerell, 1911 | | | Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) californica Cresson, 1878 | California Xeromelecta |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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