Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 59
874
3487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 56
869
3469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 26
497
2906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 10
176
1448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 36
200 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 18
101 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 6
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 1
18 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Zimbabwe
1 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Zimbabwe
18 Species | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus castalius Lieftinck, 1962 | | | Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus forchhammeri Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus neavei Cockerell, 1933 | | | Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937 | | | Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus oxyaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854 | | | Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909 | | | Thyreus somalicus Strand, 1911 | | | Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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