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Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
72
1759
12009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1662
11851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
626
7292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
276
5236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
67
885
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
51
676
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
15
326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
7
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
7 Genera with 70 Species
Crocisa Jurine, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1893Cuckoo Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Sinomelecta Baker, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonioidella Strand, 194412SpeciesTaxom
Thyreomelecta Rightmyer & ..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190565SpeciesTaxom
Xeromelecta Linsley, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
70 Species and 20 Subspecies
Crocisa reductula Cockerell, 1919
Melecta (Melecta) luctuosa Scopoli, 1770Square-spotted mourning bee
Melecta luctuosa luctuosa Scopoli, 1770
Melecta candida Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta chinensis Cockerell, 1931
Melecta corpulenta Morawitz, 1875
Melecta emodi Baker, 1997
Melecta nivosa Morawitz, 1893
Sinomelecta oreina Baker, 1997
Tetralonioidella fukienensis Lieftinck, 1983
Tetralonioidella habropodae Cockerell, 1929
Tetralonioidella heinzi Dubitzky, 2007
Tetralonioidella himalayana Bingham, 1897
Tetralonioidella himalayana formosana (Cockerell, 1911)⇒ Tetralonioidella himalayana Bingham, 1897
Tetralonioidella himalayana himalayana Bingham, 1897
Tetralonioidella hoozana Strand, 1914
Tetralonioidella insidiosa Lieftinck, 1944
Tetralonioidella nepalensis Lieftinck, 1983
Tetralonioidella pendleburyi Cockerell, 1926
Tetralonioidella tricolor Lieftinck, 1972
Tetralonioidella vulpecula Lieftinck, 1944
Thyreomelecta propinqua Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreomelecta siberica Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreomelecta sibirica Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus abdominalis (Friese, 1905)⇒ Euaspis abdominalis Fabricius, 1773
Thyreus abdominalis abdominalis Friese, 1905
Thyreus abdominalis austrosundanus Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus abdominalis rostratus Friese, 1905
Thyreus abdominalis simulator Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus affinis Morawitz, 1874
Thyreus africanus Radoszkowski, 1894
Thyreus albolateralis Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus altaicus Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus bimaculatus Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus calcarata Vachal, 1903
Thyreus callurus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus calophanes Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus calophanes calophanes Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus calophanes plagiatus Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus castalius Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus centrimacula Perez, 1905
Thyreus ceylonicus Friese, 1905
Thyreus chinensis Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus cyathiger Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus decorus Smith, 1852
Thyreus elegans Morawitz, 1878
Thyreus formosanus Meyer, 1921
Thyreus fortissimus Cockerell & ..., 1933
Thyreus himalayensis Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Thyreus illudens Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus impexus Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus incultus Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus insignis Meyer, 1921
Thyreus insolitus Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus irena Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus janasivius Sivik, 1957
Thyreus laevicrus Morawitz, 1887
Thyreus luzonensis Cockerell, 1910
Thyreus massuri Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus medius Meyer, 1921
Thyreus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Thyreus nitidulus aspasius Lieftinck, 1959
Thyreus nitidulus caelestinus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus nitidulus gemmatus Cockerell, 1911
Thyreus nitidulus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804
Thyreus nitidulus quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Thyreus nitidulus verticalis Cockerell, 1909
Thyreus novaehollandiae Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus novaehollandiae amboinensis Radoszkowski, 1894
Thyreus novaehollandiae irisanus Cockerell, 1910
Thyreus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus novaehollandiae signatus Meyer, 1921
Thyreus novaehollandiae zonalis Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus praestans Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus ramosellus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus regalis Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus scutellaris Fabricius, 1781
Thyreus smithii Dalla Torre, 1896
Thyreus sphenophorus Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus surniculus Lieftinck, 1959
Thyreus takaonis Cockerell, 1911
Thyreus unicinctus Hedicke, 1940
Thyreus wallacei Cockerell, 1905
Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) californica Cresson, 1878California Xeromelecta


Links, sources and further information
Melectini at itis.gov