Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
14615
110890 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 705
14586
110836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 679
14388
109553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 443
11556
91607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 78
2229
21042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 67
2082
19871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 26
538
8273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 10
240
5115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 53
1107 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 35
548 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 10
111 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nearctic
4 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Nearctic
10 Species | Brachymelecta mucida Cresson, 1879 | | | Melecta (Melecta) pacifica Cresson, 1878 | | | Melecta (Melecta) separata Cresson, 1879 | | | Melecta (Melectomimus) edwardsii Cresson, 1878 | Edward´s Melecta | | Melecta bohartorum Linsley, 1939 | | | Melecta thoracica Cresson, 1875 | | | Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) californica Cresson, 1878 | California Xeromelecta | | Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) interrupta Cresson, 1872 | Interrupted Xeromelecta | | Xeromelecta (Xeromelecta) larreae Cockerell, 1900 | Larrea Xeromelecta | | Zacosmia maculata Cresson, 1879 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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