Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Iran (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 400
4755
15379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 397
4748
15372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 382
4712
15315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 256
3724
12863 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 42
421
1571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 33
382
1475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
175
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
83
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 22
167 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 13
129 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 7
71 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Iran
3 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Iran
11 Species | Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771 | Common Mourning Bee | | Melecta (Melecta) fulgida Lieftinck, 1980 | | | Melecta (Melecta) luctuosa Scopoli, 1770 | Square-spotted mourning bee | | Melecta amanda Lieftinck, 1980 | | | Melecta sibirica (Radoszkowski, 1890) | ⇒ Thyreomelecta sibirica Radoszkowski, 1893 | | Thyreomelecta sibirica Radoszkowski, 1893 | | | Thyreus hellenicus Lieftinck, 1968 | | | Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806 | | | Thyreus orbatus Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968 | | | Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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