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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
38
825
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
7
72
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
27
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
26
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
22
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
3
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
3 Genera with 17 Species
Agriomelissa Meyrick, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 191117SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agriomelissa malagasy Viette, 1982
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa affinis Mabille, 1890
Parasa andrefana Viette, 1980
Parasa ankalirano Viette, 1980
Parasa cambouei Mabille, 1890
Parasa dubiefi Viette, 1975
Parasa ebenaui Saalmüller, 1878
Parasa ebenaui andrefana Viette, 1980
Parasa ebenaui ebenaui Saalmüller, 1878
Parasa imerina Viette, 1980
Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa lemuriensis Viette, 1967
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa parniodes Hering, 1957
Parasa reginula Saalmüller, 1884
Parasa singularis Butler, 1878
Parasa valida (Butler, 1879)⇒ Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa villosipes Strand, 1911


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