Melittia Hübner

Melittia Hübner [1819]: 128. Type species: Melittia anthedoniformis Hübner [1819], by monotypy.

Eumallopoda Wallengren 1859: 84 . Type species: Eumallopoda laniremis Wallengren 1859, original designation.

Parasa Wallengren 1863: 137 . Type species: Parasa aureosquamata Wallengren 1863, by monotypy; preoccupied by Moore [1860] ( Limacodidae).

Pansa Wallengren 1865: 9 . Type species: Parasa aureosquamata Wallengren 1863, by monotypy; replacement name for Parasa Wallengren 1863 .

Premelittia Le Cerf 1916: 9 . Type species: Premelittia rufescens Le Cerf 1916, by monotypy.

Neosphecia Le Cerf 1916: 9 . Type species: Neosphecia combusta Le Cerf 1916, by monotypy.

Melittina Le Cerf 1917: 239 . Type species: Melittina nigra Le Cerf 1917, original designation.

Poderis Boisduval [1875]: 468. Type species: Melittia anthedoniformis Hübner 1819 (= Sesia chalciformis Fabricius 1793); unavailable by publication in synonymy.

Species of Melittia are characterized by the following characters: Veins R4 and R5 stalked of forewing; Cu1 arising well before crossvein of hindwing; hind tibia and tarsus strongly tufted. Male genitalia: valve usually ovoid, elongate, dorsoapical and ventroapicaI part densely covered with simple hairs; tegumen and uncus broad, uncus bilobed apically; saccus and aedeagus relatively long. Female genitalia: antrum short with annular sclerotization; ductus bursae long; corpus bursae with complicated signum.