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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
690
11531
53121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
685
11504
53068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
653
11370
52741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8977
44914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1139
5813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1052
5526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
501
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
195
2100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
45
549
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
23
372
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
9
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
3
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
3 Genera with 36 Species
Melecta Latreille, 1890Cuckoo Bees21SpeciesTaxom
Thyreomelecta Rightmyer & ..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 188314SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
36 Species
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) 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) 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) transcaspica Morawitz, 1895Reddell stygobromid
Melecta (Melecta) tuberculata Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta (Paracrocisa) sinaitica Alfken, 1937
Melecta amanda Lieftinck, 1980
Melecta sibirica (Radoszkowski, 1890)⇒ Thyreomelecta sibirica Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreomelecta sibirica Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus bimaculatus Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus elegans Morawitz, 1878
Thyreus hellenicus Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus orbatus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus ramosellus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus shebicus Engel, 2014
Thyreus tricuspis Perez, 1883
Thyreus truncatus Perez, 1883


Links, sources and further information
Melectini at itis.gov