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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
1164
4259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
8
127
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
29
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
28
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
14
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
2
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
2 Genera with 25 Species
Melittia Hübner, 1890Wasp Moth18SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18558SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Melittia astarte Westwood, 1848
Melittia chalciformis Fabricius, 1793
Melittia eurytion (Westwood, 1848)⇒ Melittia japona Hampson, 1919
Melittia gigantea Moore, 1879
Melittia gorochovi Gorbunov, 1988
Melittia grandis (Strecker, 1881)⇒ Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia indica (Butler, 1874)⇒ Melittia staudingeri Boisduval, 1875
Melittia japona Hampson, 1919
Melittia kuluana Moore, 1888
Melittia nepcha Moore, 1879
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia newara Moore, 1879
Melittia notabilis Swinhoe, 1890
Melittia pellecta Swinhoe, 1890
Melittia staudingeri Boisduval, 1875
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia volatilis Swinhoe, 1890
Parasa bicolor Walker, 1855
Parasa darma Moore, 1859
Parasa herbifera Walker, 1855
Parasa lepida Cramer, 1779Blue-striped Nettle Grub
Parasa mompha Dyar, 1926
Parasa pastoralis Butler, 1885
Parasa perixera Lower, 1902
Parasa repanda Walker, 1855


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