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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
588
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
7
40
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
2 Genera with 8 Species
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18746SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
8 Species
Melittia bombyliformis (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Melittia chalciformis Fabricius, 1793
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa bicolor Walker, 1855
Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa hilaris Westwood, 1848
Parasa lepida Cramer, 1779Blue-striped Nettle Grub
Parasa perixera Lower, 1902
Parasa similis Felder, 1874


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