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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
13
341
1654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
108
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
107
604
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
78
495
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
5
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 127 Species
Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 19177SpeciesTaxom
Agriomelissa Meyrick, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Leuthneria Dalla Torre, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1919Wasp Moth46SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 194168SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
127 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afromelittia aenescens Butler, 1896
Afromelittia caerulea Bartsch, 2016
Afromelittia gruschwitzi Bartsch & We..., 2022
Afromelittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Afromelittia iridisquama Mabille, 1890
Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Afromelittia occidentalis Le Cerf, 1917
Agriomelissa aethiopica Le Cerf, 1917
Agriomelissa amblyphaea Hampson, 1919
Agriomelissa brevicornis Aurivillius, 1905
Agriomelissa gypsospora Meyrick, 1931
Agriomelissa malagasy Viette, 1982
Agriomelissa ursipes Walker, 1856
Agriomelissa victrix Le Cerf, 1916
Leuthneria ruficincta Felder, 1874
Melittia abyssiniensis Hampson, 1919
Melittia acosmetes Hampson, 1919
Melittia aethiopica (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Agriomelissa aethiopica Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia amblyphaea (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Agriomelissa amblyphaea Hampson, 1919
Melittia ambo Gorbunov, 2015
Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863
Melittia auriplumia Hampson, 1910
Melittia aurociliata Aurivillius, 1879
Melittia azrael Le Cerf, 1914
Melittia boulleti Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia brevicornis (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Agriomelissa brevicornis Aurivillius, 1905
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia chlorophila Hering, 1935
Melittia chrysobapta Hampson, 1919
Melittia congoana (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia ectothyris Hampson, 1919
Melittia endoxantha Hampson, 1919
Melittia fiebigi Bartsch, 2016
Melittia gephyra Gaede, 1933
Melittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Melittia houlberti (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863
Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia ignidiscata (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia laboissierei (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Melittia auriplumia Hampson, 1910
Melittia laniremis Wallengren, 1859
Melittia lentistriata Hampson, 1919
Melittia mida Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Melittia moni de Freina, 2007
Melittia natalensis (Butler, 1874)⇒ Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia occidentalis (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Afromelittia occidentalis Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia oedipoides (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919
Melittia ruficincta (Felder, 1874)⇒ Leuthneria ruficincta Felder, 1874
Melittia rufodorsa Hampson, 1910
Melittia simonyi Rebel, 1899
Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882Clearwing Borer Moth
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia thoracalis (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia tibialis Drury, 1773
Melittia ursipes (Walker, 1856)⇒ Agriomelissa ursipes Walker, 1856
Melittia usambara Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia victrix (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Agriomelissa victrix Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia xanthogaster Hampson, 1919
Parasa adamauana (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa affinis Mabille, 1890
Parasa ananii Karsch, 1896
Parasa andrefana Viette, 1980
Parasa angusta Hering, 1941
Parasa ankalirano Viette, 1980
Parasa cambouei Mabille, 1890
Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa catori Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa cebrenis Schaus, 1892
Parasa chapmani Kirby, 1892
Parasa charopa Bethune-Baker, 1909
Parasa chlorophila Hering, 1935
Parasa concavata Strand, 1913
Parasa connexa Janse, 1964
Parasa constricta Hering & Hopp, 1927
Parasa cor West, 1940
Parasa costalis West, 1940
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa dentina Hering, 1932
Parasa divisa West, 1940
Parasa dubiefi Viette, 1975
Parasa dusii Solovyev & S..., 2010
Parasa ebenaui Saalmüller, 1878
Parasa ebenaui andrefana Viette, 1980
Parasa ebenaui ebenaui Saalmüller, 1878
Parasa euchlora Karsch, 1895
Parasa fulvicorpus Hampson, 1896
Parasa gemmans Felder, 1874
Parasa gentilis Snellen, 1900
Parasa hexamitobalia Tams, 1930
Parasa imerina Viette, 1980
Parasa infuscata (Wichgraf, 1908)⇒ Parasa ananii Karsch, 1896
Parasa irrationalis Hering, 1933
Parasa johannes Distant, 1898
Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa lanceolata Hering, 1928
Parasa latistriga Walker, 1855
Parasa lemuriensis Viette, 1967
Parasa lorquini Reakirt, 1864
Parasa marginata West, 1940
Parasa mesochloris Hampson, 1910
Parasa microbasis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa pallida Möschler, 1887
Parasa parniodes Hering, 1957
Parasa parva Hering, 1938
Parasa prava Hering, 1938
Parasa princeps (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Parasa lorquini Reakirt, 1864
Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa reginula Saalmüller, 1884
Parasa sandrae Corrales & E..., 2004
Parasa satura (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa semiochracea Hering, 1933
Parasa serratilinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa singularis Butler, 1878
Parasa smaragdina (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa tamara Hering, 1928
Parasa trapezoidea Aurivillius, 1900
Parasa tripartita Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa urda (Druce, 1887)⇒ Latoia urda Druce, 1887
Parasa valida (Butler, 1879)⇒ Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa villosipes Strand, 1911
Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa viridogrisea Dyar, 1898
Parasa vivida Walker, 1865Stinging caterpillar
Parasa wellesca Dyar, 1900
Parasa zernyi Hering, 1941


Links, sources and further information
Melittiini at afromoths.net
Melittiini at itis.gov