''Mellinus'' is a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae. The species are found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

, Nearctic, the Neotropics and the

Orient The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the c ...

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Species (Europe)

*'' Mellinus arvensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Mellinus crabroneus'' (Thunberg, 1791)

Species (worldwide)

These 16 species belong to the genus ''Mellinus'': * ''

Mellinus abdominalis ''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 Species (Europe) *'' Mellinus arvensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Mellinus crab ...

'' 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 ''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 Species (Europe) *'' Mellinus arvensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Mellinus crab ...

'' (Fourcroy, 1785)^{i c g} * ''

Mellinus hansoni ''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 Species (Europe) *'' Mellinus arvensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Mellinus crab ...

'' Menke, 1996^{i c g} * ''

Mellinus iani ''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 Species (Europe) *'' Mellinus arvensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Mellinus crab ...

'' 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, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

External links

''Mellinus'' images
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Catalog of Sphecidae California Academy of Sciences Institute of Biodiversity
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1572245 Crabronidae