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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
5352
26598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
5297
26515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
89
5277
26442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
45
1572
8227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
11
149
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
48
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
46
275
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
26
197
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
2
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
2 Genera with 25 Species
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth15SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 189810SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Melittia calabaza Duckworth & ..., 1973Southwestern squash vine borer
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia gloriosa Edwards, 1880Glorious Squash Vine Borer
Melittia grandis (Strecker, 1881)⇒ Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia magnifica Beutenmüller, 1900
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Melittia satyriniformis (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Melittia pulchripes pulchripes Walker, 1856
Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882Clearwing Borer Moth
Melittia superba (Rothschild, 1909)⇒ Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854Rose leaf caterpillar
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa darma Moore, 1859
Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa indetermina Boisduval, 1832Stinging rose caterpillar
Parasa marginata West, 1940
Parasa mompha Dyar, 1926
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa viridis (Reakirt, 1864)⇒ Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa viridogrisea Dyar, 1898


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