Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 568
7208
15765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 565
7204
15757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 537
7075
15500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 343
5723
13134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 59
845
2048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 56
839
2043 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
380
1440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 10
134
706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 38
168 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 22
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 7
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 1
16 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
1 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
16 Species | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus neavei Cockerell, 1933 | | | Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937 | | | Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus oxyaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854 | | | Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909 | | | Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
|
