Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 45
439
1153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
435
1149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
235
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
77
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 25
111 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 14
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 4
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 2
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Nigeria
15 Species | Crocisa excisa (Friese, 1905) | ⇒ Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903 | | Crocisa meripes (Vachal, 1903) | ⇒ Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus excisa | | | Thyreus gambiensis Cockerell & ..., 1933 | | | Thyreus grahami Cockerell, 1910 | | | Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus interruptus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937 | | | Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854 | | | Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus splendidulus Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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