Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 53
752
2499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 51
743
2475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
353
1761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
131
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 38
219 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 21
119 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 7
70 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 2
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
2 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Kenya
17 Species | Afromelecta lieftincki Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus alfkeni Brauns, 1909 | | | Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus forchhammeri Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus interruptus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus neavei Cockerell, 1933 | | | Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937 | | | Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854 | | | Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus scotaspis Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus tschoffeni Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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