Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 521
7875
25069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 517
7870
25062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
7773
24792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 322
6415
21860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 56
889
2616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 54
882
2605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 22
391
1737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
136
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 41
227 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 26
107 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 8
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 3
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
3 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Tanzania
17 Species | Afromelecta bicuspis Stadelmann, 1898 | | | Crocisa calcarata Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus calcaratus | | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus kilimandjaricus Strand, 1911 | | | Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937 | | | Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854 | | | 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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