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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3104
9819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3099
9799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3089
9778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
914
3033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
87
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
27
66
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
27
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
13
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
3 Genera with 15 Species
Macroscelesia Hampson, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth9SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18777SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
15 Species and 4 Subspecies
Macroscelesia japona Hampson, 1919
Macroscelesia longipes F. Moore, 1877
Macroscelesia longipes yamatoensis Arita, 1992
Melittia formosana Matsumura, 1911
Melittia inouei Arita & Yata, 1987
Melittia japona Hampson, 1919
Melittia nagaii Arita & Gorb..., 1997
Melittia nipponica Arita & Yata, 1987
Melittia sangaica Moore, 1877
Melittia sangaica nipponica Arita & Yata, 1987
Melittia sangaica sangaica Moore, 1877
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa consocia Walker, 1865
Parasa darma Moore, 1859
Parasa hilarula Staudinger, 1887
Parasa lepida Cramer, 1779Blue-striped Nettle Grub
Parasa lepida lepida Cramer, 1777
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa sinica Moore, 1877Chinese cochlid


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