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Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Palaearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
410
11836
195891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
11835
195891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
11737
195065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
11429
194056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
367
5185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
366
5184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
234
4985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
65
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
35
896
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
18
535
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
7
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
3
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palaearctic
3 Genera with 56 Species
Melecta Latreille, 1972Cuckoo Bees32SpeciesTaxom
Thyreomelecta Rightmyer & ..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palaearctic
56 Species
Melecta (Eupavlovskia) funeraria Smith, 1854
Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese, 1895
Melecta (Melecta) aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771Common Mourning Bee
Melecta (Melecta) angustilabris Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) assimilis Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) baeri Radoszkowski, 1865
Melecta (Melecta) brevipila Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) canariensis Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) caroli Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) curvispina Lieftinck, 1958
Melecta (Melecta) diligens Lieftinck, 1983
Melecta (Melecta) duodecimmaculata Rossi, 1790
Melecta (Melecta) festiva Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) fulgida Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) fumipennis Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) gracilipes Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) grandis Lepeletier, 1841
Melecta (Melecta) guichardi Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) honesta Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) italica Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) leucorhyncha Gribodo, 1893
Melecta (Melecta) luctuosa Scopoli, 1770Square-spotted mourning bee
Melecta (Melecta) mundula Lieftinck, 1983
Melecta (Melecta) prophanta Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) solivaga Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Melecta) transcaspica Morawitz, 1895Reddell stygobromid
Melecta (Melecta) tuberculata Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Paracrocisa) guilochei Dusmet y Alonso, 1915
Melecta (Paracrocisa) kuschakewiczi Radoszkowski, 1890
Melecta (Paracrocisa) sinaitica Alfken, 1937
Melecta (Pseudomelecta) atroalba Lieftinck, 1972
Thyreomelecta dimidiatipuncta Spinola, 1838
Thyreomelecta siberica Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus affinis Morawitz, 1874
Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Thyreus elegans Morawitz, 1878
Thyreus fallibilis Kohl, 1906
Thyreus hellenicus Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus hirtus de Beaumont, 1940
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus orbatus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus praevalens Kohl, 1905
Thyreus priesneri Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus ramosellus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus scutellaris Fabricius, 1781
Thyreus shebicus Engel, 2014
Thyreus tricuspis Perez, 1883
Thyreus truncatus Perez, 1883
Thyreus uniformis W. F. Kirby, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Melectini at itis.gov