Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1621
4426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1621
4426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 62
1618
4423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 30
354
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 5
64
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings | 2
24
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths | 23
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines | 19
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
| 3
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
3 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Malawi
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Afromelittia aenescens Butler, 1896 | | | Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874 | | | Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863 | | | Melittia lentistriata Hampson, 1919 | | | Melittia natalensis (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874 | | Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954 | | | Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878 | African Vine Borer | | Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919 | | | Melittia rufodorsa Hampson, 1910 | | | Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916 | | | Melittia thoracalis (Oberthür, 1878) | ⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882 | | Parasa satura (Karsch, 1896) | ⇒ Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893 | | Parasa tamara Hering, 1928 | |
Links, sources and further information Melittiini at afromoths.net
Melittiini at itis.gov
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