Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 44
364
1087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
359
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
243
894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
112
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 32
170 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 21
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 8
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 3
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
3 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Malawi
16 Species | Afromelecta bicuspis Stadelmann, 1898 | | | Crocisa africana (Radoszkowski, 1893) | ⇒ Thyreus africana Radoszkowski, 1893 | | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus africana Radoszkowski, 1893 | | | Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Thyreus alfkeni Brauns, 1909 | | | Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775 | | | Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | | 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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