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Genus Melecta Latreille
[Family Apidae, Subfamily Apinae, Tribe Melectini]
Melecta Latreille, 1802: ..vi: p.427; Type species: Apis punctata Fabricius, 1775 = Apis albifrons Forster, 1771, by designation of Latreille, 1810: p.439
Symmorpha Illiger, 1807: p.198, nomen nudum.
Symmorpha Klug, 1807: p.227; Type species Apis punctata Fabricius, 1775 = Apis albifrons Forster, 1771, monobasic.
Bombomelecta Patton, 1879: p.370; Type species: Melecta thoracica Cresson, 1876, monobasic.
S. No.
Name of Species with Author & Year
Distribution OR
Collection Site
1.
himalayana Bingham, 1897 Himalaya 2.
luctuosa Scopoli, 1770 Quetta 3. diacantha Eversmann, 1852 Central Asia 4. chalybeia Lieftinck, 1972 Central Asia
Political territories have been mentioned as such (as mentioned by original authors): Burma [Present day Myanmar], Ceylon [Present day Sri Lanka], Bengal [Present day East Bengal in India and the present day Bangla Desh], Punjab [western part of the state is the present day Punjab in Pakistan].
Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta
Department of Zoology
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jodhpur 342 005, India
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E-mail: beesind@sancharnet.in
Visit "An Updating Bibliography of the Bees of the World" by the same author for the authors' linked references mentioned in this document.