Mellinus Explained

Mellinus is a genus of wasps in the family Mellinidae. The species are found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, the Neotropics and the Orient. 16 species are known ^[1]

Species (Europe)

• Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Mellinus crabroneus (Thunberg, 1791)

Species (worldwide)

These 16 species belong to the genus Mellinus:

• Mellinus abdominalis Cresson, 1882

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• Mellinus alpestris Cameron, 1890

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• Mellinus andinus Menke, 1996

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• Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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• Mellinus bimaculatus Packard, 1867

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• Mellinus costaricae (R. Bohart, 2000)

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• Mellinus crabroneus (Thunberg, 1791)

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• Mellinus globulosus (Fourcroy, 1785)

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• Mellinus hansoni Menke, 1996

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• Mellinus iani Menke, 1996

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• Mellinus imperialis R. Bohart, 1968

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• Mellinus obscurus Handlirsch, 1888

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• Mellinus orientalis S. Gupta, Gayubo and Pulawski, 2008

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• Mellinus pygmaeus Handlirsch, 1888

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• Mellinus rufinodus Cresson, 1865

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• Mellinus satanicus Siri and R. Bohart, 1974

^{i c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

External links

• Mellinus images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Catalog of Sphecidae California Academy of Sciences Institute of Biodiversity

Notes and References

1. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/entomology_resources/Hymenoptera/sphecidae/Genera/Mellinus.pdf California Academy of Sciences Institute of Biodiversity pdf