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Checklist of Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
928
84435
1006159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21767
211345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21587
210929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21452
209960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
58
6845
62058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
15
771
4625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
198
1588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
189
1564
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
111
1181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
6
253
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
6 Genera with 253 Species
Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 19177SpeciesTaxom
Agriomelissa Meyrick, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Leuthneria Dalla Torre, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Macroscelesia Hampson, 20007SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1919Wasp Moth104SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 1864141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
253 Species and 11 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
Macroscelesia formosana Arita & Gorb..., 2002
Macroscelesia japona Hampson, 1919
Macroscelesia longipes F. Moore, 1877
Macroscelesia longipes yamatoensis Arita, 1992
Macroscelesia perlucida Kallies & Arita, 2016
Macroscelesia vietnamica Arita & Gorb..., 2000
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 amboinensis (Felder, 1861)⇒ Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia astarte Westwood, 1848
Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863
Melittia auriplumia Hampson, 1910
Melittia aurociliata Aurivillius, 1879
Melittia azrael Le Cerf, 1914
Melittia bombyliformis (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Melittia chalciformis Fabricius, 1793
Melittia boulleti Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia brabanti Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia brevicornis (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Agriomelissa brevicornis Aurivillius, 1905
Melittia butleri Druce, 1883
Melittia calabaza Duckworth & ..., 1973Southwestern squash vine borer
Melittia chalciformis Fabricius, 1793
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia chalybescens Miskin, 1892
Melittia chlorophila Hering, 1935
Melittia chrysobapta Hampson, 1919
Melittia congoana (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia cristata Arita & Gorb..., 2002
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia distincta Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia distinctoides Arita & Gorb..., 2000
Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia ectothyris Hampson, 1919
Melittia endoxantha Hampson, 1919
Melittia erythrina Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia eurytion (Westwood, 1848)⇒ Melittia japona Hampson, 1919
Melittia eurytion formosana Matsumura, 1911
Melittia faulkneri Eichlin, 1992
Melittia ferroptera Kallies & Arita, 1998
Melittia fiebigi Bartsch, 2016
Melittia flanneryi Kallies, 2020
Melittia formosana Matsumura, 1911
Melittia fulvipes Kallies & Arita, 2004
Melittia gephyra Gaede, 1933
Melittia gigantea Moore, 1879
Melittia gloriosa Edwards, 1880Glorious Squash Vine Borer
Melittia gorochovi Gorbunov, 1988
Melittia grande Strecker, 1881
Melittia grandis (Strecker, 1881)⇒ Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia houlberti (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863
Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia ignidiscata (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia indica (Butler, 1874)⇒ Melittia staudingeri Boisduval, 1875
Melittia inouei Arita & Yata, 1987
Melittia japona Hampson, 1919
Melittia javana (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia kuluana Moore, 1888
Melittia laboissierei (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Melittia auriplumia Hampson, 1910
Melittia laniremis Wallengren, 1859
Melittia lentistriata Hampson, 1919
Melittia magnifica Beutenmüller, 1900
Melittia meeki (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia mida Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Melittia moni de Freina, 2007
Melittia nagaii Arita & Gorb..., 1997
Melittia natalensis (Butler, 1874)⇒ Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Melittia necopina Kallies & Arita, 2004
Melittia nepcha Moore, 1879
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia newara Moore, 1879
Melittia nipponica Arita & Yata, 1987
Melittia notabilis Swinhoe, 1890
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 pellecta Swinhoe, 1890
Melittia propria Kallies & Arita, 2003
Melittia proxima Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia pulchripes Walker, 1856
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919
Melittia pyroptella Kallies, 2020
Melittia ruficincta (Felder, 1874)⇒ Leuthneria ruficincta Felder, 1874
Melittia rufodorsa Hampson, 1910
Melittia rutilipes Walker, 1865
Melittia sangaica Moore, 1877
Melittia sangaica nipponica Arita & Yata, 1987
Melittia sangaica sangaica Moore, 1877
Melittia satyriniformis (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Melittia pulchripes pulchripes Walker, 1856
Melittia simonyi Rebel, 1899
Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882Clearwing Borer Moth
Melittia staudingeri Boisduval, 1875
Melittia superba (Rothschild, 1909)⇒ Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia taiwanensis Arita & Gorb..., 2002
Melittia tao Liang & Hsu, 2017
Melittia thoracalis (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia tibialis Drury, 1773
Melittia tigripes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia umbrosa Zukowsky, 1936
Melittia ursipes (Walker, 1856)⇒ Agriomelissa ursipes Walker, 1856
Melittia usambara Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia victrix (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Agriomelissa victrix Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia volatilis Swinhoe, 1890
Melittia xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
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 argentifascia R.Q. Cai, 1983
Parasa argentilinea Hampson, 1892
Parasa bicolor Walker, 1855
Parasa bicolor virescens Matsumura, 1911
Parasa bimaculata Snellen, 1897
Parasa callidesma Lower, 1902
Parasa cambouei Mabille, 1890
Parasa campagnei (de Joannis, 1928)⇒ Parasa repanda Walker, 1855
Parasa campylostagma Dognin, 1914
Parasa canangoides Holloway, 1986
Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa catori Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa cebrenis Schaus, 1892
Parasa chapmani Kirby, 1892
Parasa charopa Bethune-Baker, 1909
Parasa chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854Rose leaf caterpillar
Parasa chloris chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Parasa chloris huachuca Dyar, 1905
Parasa chlorophila Hering, 1935
Parasa chlorostigma Snellen, 1879
Parasa concavata Strand, 1913
Parasa connexa Janse, 1964
Parasa consocia Walker, 1865
Parasa constricta Hering & Hopp, 1927
Parasa cor West, 1940
Parasa costalis West, 1940
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa darma Moore, 1859
Parasa dentina Hering, 1932
Parasa dharma (Hampson, 1892)⇒ Parasa darma Moore, 1859
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 emeralda Solovyev & Witt, 2009
Parasa entima (Turner, 1926)⇒ Eloasa infrequens Scott, 1864
Parasa euchlora Karsch, 1895
Parasa eupuncta R.Q. Cai, 1983
Parasa feina Cai, 1983
Parasa flora Dyar, 1926
Parasa fulvicorpus Hampson, 1896
Parasa gemmans Felder, 1874
Parasa gentilis Snellen, 1900
Parasa grandis Hering, 1931
Parasa hainana Cai, 1983
Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa herbifera Walker, 1855
Parasa herbina Schaus, 1901
Parasa hexamitobalia Tams, 1930
Parasa hilarata Staudinger, 1887
Parasa hilaris Westwood, 1848
Parasa hilarula Staudinger, 1887
Parasa himalepida Holloway, 1987
Parasa humeralis Walker, 1862
Parasa imerina Viette, 1980
Parasa imitata Druce, 1887
Parasa indetermina Boisduval, 1832Stinging rose caterpillar
Parasa inexpectata Staudinger, 1895
Parasa infuscata (Wichgraf, 1908)⇒ Parasa ananii Karsch, 1896
Parasa irrationalis Hering, 1933
Parasa jade Solovyev & Witt, 2009
Parasa jiana Cai, 1983
Parasa joanae Epstein, 2004
Parasa johannes Distant, 1898
Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa lanceolata Hering, 1928
Parasa laonome Druce, 1887
Parasa latifascia Walker, 1855
Parasa latistriga Walker, 1855
Parasa lemuriensis Viette, 1967
Parasa lepida Cramer, 1779Blue-striped Nettle Grub
Parasa lepida lepida Cramer, 1777
Parasa lepidula Hering, 1933
Parasa lorquini Reakirt, 1864
Parasa macrodonta Hering & Hopp, 1927
Parasa marginata West, 1940
Parasa martini Solovyev, 2010
Parasa maysi Schaus, 1920
Parasa media Walker, 1855
Parasa mesochloris Hampson, 1910
Parasa microbasis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa mina R.Q. Cai, 1983
Parasa minima Schaus, 1892
Parasa minwangi Wu & Chang, 2013
Parasa mionexia Dyar, 0
Parasa mirza Swinhoe, 1890
Parasa mompha Dyar, 1926
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa ostia Swinhoe, 1902
Parasa pallida Möschler, 1887
Parasa parniodes Hering, 1957
Parasa parva Hering, 1938
Parasa pastoralis Butler, 1885
Parasa perixera Lower, 1902
Parasa prava Hering, 1938
Parasa pretiosa Strecker, 1899
Parasa princeps (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Parasa lorquini Reakirt, 1864
Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa pseudorepanda Hering, 1933
Parasa punica Herrich-Schä..., 1848
Parasa pygmy Solovyev, 2010
Parasa reginula Saalmüller, 1884
Parasa repanda Walker, 1855
Parasa sandrae Corrales & E..., 2004
Parasa satura (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa schausi Dyar, 1906
Parasa semiochracea Hering, 1933
Parasa serratilinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa shaanxiensis Cai, 1983
Parasa shirakii Kawada, 1930
Parasa similis Felder, 1874
Parasa singularis Butler, 1878
Parasa sinica Moore, 1877Chinese cochlid
Parasa smaragdina (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa sundalepida Holloway, 1986
Parasa tamara Hering, 1928
Parasa tessellata (Moore, 1877)⇒ Parasa consocia Walker, 1865
Parasa trapezoidea Aurivillius, 1900
Parasa tripartita Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa undulata Cai, 1983
Parasa urda (Druce, 1887)⇒ Latoia urda Druce, 1887
Parasa valida (Butler, 1879)⇒ Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa villosipes Strand, 1911
Parasa virescens Matsumura, 1911
Parasa viridiflamma Wu & Chang, 2013
Parasa viridis (Reakirt, 1864)⇒ Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa viridogrisea Dyar, 1898
Parasa vivida Walker, 1865Stinging caterpillar
Parasa wellesca Dyar, 1900
Parasa zernyi Hering, 1941
Parasa zulona Reakirt, 1864


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