Melittia nilgiriensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cossoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Sesiidae
Subfamilia: Sesiinae
Tribus: Melittiini
Genus: Melittia
Species: Melittia nilgiriensis

Name

Melittia nilgiriensis Gorbunov & Arita, 1999

Type locality: India, Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris, Lower Nadugani, ca 8oo m.

Holotype: ZMUN. male ♂. 14.IX.1998. leg. T.Suzuki.

References

• Gorbunov, O.G.; Arita, Y. 1999: Three new taxa of the genus Melittia Hubner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) from India. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50(3): 193–208. Abstract and full article. Reference page.