Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 287
2741
5008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
2406
4556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 42
428
1016 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 40
426
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
263
844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
114
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 31
131 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 21
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 7
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 1
14 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Limpopo
1 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Limpopo
14 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 oxaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus oxyaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus pica Strand, 1921 | | | Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854 | | | Thyreus quinquefasciatus Smith, 1879 | | | Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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