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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region Neotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
3163
38903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
2593
36581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
470
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
470
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
470
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
8
55
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
3
31
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
28
272
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
28
272
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
18
215
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
4
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neotropical
4 Genera with 28 Species
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth24SpeciesTaxom
Melittina Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neosphecia Le Cerf, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Premelittia Le Cerf, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neotropical
28 Species
Melittia arcangelii Giacomelli, 1911
Melittia bergii Edwards, 1883
Melittia brabanti Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia butleri Druce, 1883
Melittia chimana Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia cyaneifera Walker, 1856
Melittia funesta Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia hervei Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia imperator Rothschild, 1911
Melittia josepha Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia lagopus Boisduval, 1875
Melittia latimargo Butler, 1874
Melittia louisa Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia oberthueri Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia pauper Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia powelli Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia rugia Druce, 1910
Melittia scoliiformis Schade, 1938
Melittia smithi Druce, 1889
Melittia sulphureopyga Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia superba (Rothschild, 1909)⇒ Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia tayuyana Bruch, 1941
Melittia umbrosa Zukowsky, 1936
Melittia xanthopus Le Cerf, 1916
Melittina nigra Le Cerf, 1917
Neosphecia cecidogena Moreira & Go..., 2019
Neosphecia combusta Le Cerf, 1916
Premelittia rufescens Le Cerf, 1916


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