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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10265
78499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10196
78394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10120
78118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
46
2682
19048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
11
238
1137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
61
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
53
373
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
31
285
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
3
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
3 Genera with 50 Species
Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1936Wasp Moth23SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 190028SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
50 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afromelittia aenescens Butler, 1896
Melittia brabanti Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia butleri Druce, 1883
Melittia calabaza Duckworth & ..., 1973Southwestern squash vine borer
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia distincta Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia faulkneri Eichlin, 1992
Melittia gloriosa Edwards, 1880Glorious Squash Vine Borer
Melittia grande Strecker, 1881
Melittia grandis (Strecker, 1881)⇒ Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia magnifica Beutenmüller, 1900
Melittia moni de Freina, 2007
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Melittia pulchripes Walker, 1856
Melittia satyriniformis (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Melittia pulchripes pulchripes Walker, 1856
Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882Clearwing Borer Moth
Melittia superba (Rothschild, 1909)⇒ Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia umbrosa Zukowsky, 1936
Parasa campylostagma Dognin, 1914
Parasa cebrenis Schaus, 1892
Parasa chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854Rose leaf caterpillar
Parasa chloris chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Parasa chloris huachuca Dyar, 1905
Parasa constricta Hering & Hopp, 1927
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa darma Moore, 1859
Parasa flora Dyar, 1926
Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa herbina Schaus, 1901
Parasa imitata Druce, 1887
Parasa indetermina Boisduval, 1832Stinging rose caterpillar
Parasa joanae Epstein, 2004
Parasa laonome Druce, 1887
Parasa macrodonta Hering & Hopp, 1927
Parasa marginata West, 1940
Parasa maysi Schaus, 1920
Parasa minima Schaus, 1892
Parasa mionexia Dyar, 0
Parasa mompha Dyar, 1926
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa pretiosa Strecker, 1899
Parasa sandrae Corrales & E..., 2004
Parasa schausi Dyar, 1906
Parasa viridis (Reakirt, 1864)⇒ Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa viridogrisea Dyar, 1898
Parasa wellesca Dyar, 1900


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