Mellinus

Mellinus is a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae. The species are found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, the Neotropics and the Orient.16 species are known [2]

Mellinus
Mellinus arvensis with prey
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Mellininae
Genus: Mellinus
Fabricius , 1790
Type species
Mellinus arvensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trachogorytes R. Bohart, 2000
Mellinus arvensis, the Netherlands

Species (Europe)

Species (worldwide)

These 16 species belong to the genus Mellinus:

  • Mellinus abdominalis Cresson, 1882 i c g
  • Mellinus alpestris Cameron, 1890 i c g
  • Mellinus andinus Menke, 1996 i c g
  • Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758) i c g
  • Mellinus bimaculatus Packard, 1867 i c g b
  • Mellinus costaricae (R. Bohart, 2000) i c g
  • Mellinus crabroneus (Thunberg, 1791) i c g
  • Mellinus globulosus (Fourcroy, 1785) i c g
  • Mellinus hansoni Menke, 1996 i c g
  • Mellinus iani Menke, 1996 i c g
  • Mellinus imperialis R. Bohart, 1968 i c g b
  • Mellinus obscurus Handlirsch, 1888 i c g
  • Mellinus orientalis S. Gupta, Gayubo and Pulawski, 2008 i c g
  • Mellinus pygmaeus Handlirsch, 1888 i c g
  • Mellinus rufinodus Cresson, 1865 i c g b
  • Mellinus satanicus Siri and R. Bohart, 1974 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References
  1. "Mellinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. California Academy of Sciences Institute of Biodiversity pdf
  3. "Browse Mellinus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. "Mellinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. "Mellinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
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