Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 202
3129
7992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1406
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 21
282
443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 4
68
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings | 1
20
32 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths | 20
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines | 15
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
| 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zambia
3 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Zambia
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874 | | | Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863 | | | Melittia chrysobapta Hampson, 1919 | | | Melittia ignidiscata (Oberthür, 1878) | ⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882 | | Melittia natalensis (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874 | | Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954 | | | Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878 | African Vine Borer | | Parasa lanceolata Hering, 1928 | | | Parasa urda (Druce, 1887) | ⇒ Latoia urda Druce, 1887 | | Parasa vivida Walker, 1865 | Stinging caterpillar |
Links, sources and further information Melittiini at afromoths.net
Melittiini at itis.gov
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