Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Italy (South Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 647
11006
52621 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 643
10985
52537 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 613
10885
52243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 409
8889
45652 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 73
1770
9499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 62
1626
8672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
439
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 10
163
1709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 36
401 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 22
231 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 9
70 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 3
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Italy
3 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Italy
17 Species and 5 Subspecies | Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese, 1895 | | | Melecta (Melecta) aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1876 | | | Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771 | Common Mourning Bee | | Melecta albifrons albovaria (Erichson, 1840) | ⇒ Melecta albifrons Forster, 1771 | | Melecta albifrons nigra (Spinola, 1806) | ⇒ Melecta albifrons Forster, 1771 | | Melecta (Melecta) duodecimmaculata Rossi, 1790 | | | Melecta (Melecta) festiva Lieftinck, 1980 | | | Melecta (Melecta) grandis Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Melecta (Melecta) italica Radoszkowski, 1876 | | | Melecta (Melecta) leucorhyncha Gribodo, 1893 | | | Melecta leucorhyncha taormina Strand, 1919 | | | Melecta (Melecta) luctuosa Scopoli, 1770 | Square-spotted mourning bee | | Melecta luctuosa luctuosa Scopoli, 1770 | | | Melecta luctuosa meridionalis Gribodo, 1893 | | | Thyreus affinis Morawitz, 1874 | | | Thyreus hirtus de Beaumont, 1940 | | | Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806 | | | Thyreus orbatus Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Thyreus scutellaris Fabricius, 1781 | | | Thyreus tricuspis Perez, 1883 | | | Thyreus truncatus Perez, 1883 | |
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