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Checklist for Tribe Melissotarsini Emery, 1901
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
123
4517
38809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
95
3988
36842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
33
1317
21141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
361
6411
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
361
6411
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
131
2990
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelissotarsini
Emery, 1901
2
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
2 Genera with 16 Species
Melissotarsus Emery, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomastix Forel, 199917SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Rhopalomastix escherichi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Rhopalomastix glabricephala Wang, Yong &..., 2018
Rhopalomastix impithuksai Wang & Jaitrong, 2021
Rhopalomastix janeti Donisthorpe, 1936Ovate mysella
Rhopalomastix javana Wheeler & W.M., 1929
Rhopalomastix johorensis Wheeler W.M., 1929
Rhopalomastix mazu Terayama, 2009
Rhopalomastix murphyi Wang, Yong &..., 2018
Rhopalomastix omotoensis Terayama, 1996
Rhopalomastix parva Wang & Jaitrong, 2021
Rhopalomastix robusta Wang & Jaitrong, 2021
Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Rhopalomastix rothneyi javana Wheeler, 1929
Rhopalomastix rothneyi johorensis Wheeler, 1929
Rhopalomastix striata Wang, Yong &..., 2018
Rhopalomastix tenebra Wang, Yong &..., 2018
Rhopalomastix umbracapita Xu, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Melissotarsini at itis.gov