Insect subgenera

Cuckoo bumblebees are members of the subgenus Psithyrus in the bumblebee genus Bombus. Until the 1990s, Psithyrus was considered to constitute a separate genus. They are a specialized socially parasitic lineage which parasitises the nests of 'true' bumblebees; they do not collect pollen or establish their own nests. Cuckoo bumblebees do not create a worker caste and produce only male and female reproductives. They are considered inquilines in the colonies of 'true' bumblebees.

Polyura is a subgenus of butterflies also referred to as Nawab butterflies and belonging to the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. Like the large and conspicuous forest queens (subgenus Euxanthe), they belong to the genus Charaxes, unique genus of the tribe Charaxini.

thumb|Chlaenius circumscriptus preying upon a tree frog, Hyla savignyi

genus of insects

Chamyla is a subgenus of moths of the genus Isochlora of the family Noctuidae.

Argiolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Most authorities consider Argiolaus to be a subgenus of Iolaus. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.

Paravespula is a small subgenus of yellowjacket wasps, including some of the best-known wasp species in the world: the German wasp, Vespula germanica; the eastern yellowjacket Vespula maculifrons; the western yellowjacket Vespula pensylvanica; and the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris. It is occasionally treated as a separate genus, but this is not widely accepted.

Trichosilia was a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, it is now considered a subgenus of Feltia.

genus of insects

Nowickia is a subgenus of large flies in the family Tachinidae.

subgenus of Drosophila

genus of insects

subgenus of Gloridonus in the leafhopper family Cicadellidae

Masalia was a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It is now considered to be a subgenus of Heliothis.

The subgenus Dudaica belongs to genus Drosophila and consists of two species, Drosophila malayana (Takada, 1976) and Drosophila senilis Duda, 1926.

Grumia is a subgenus of moths of the genus Isochlora of the family Noctuidae.

subgenus of insects

Alpigenobombus is a subgenus of nectar-robbing bumblebees found in Palearctic. This subgenus is easily identified by the unique, six-toothed mandibles of the females, a specialized adaptation for robbing nectar from tubular flowers.

Pyrobombus (known as fiery-tailed bees) is a subgenus of bumblebees, with centres of diversity in Central Asia and North America. Nearly a fifth of all Bombus species fall within Pyrobombus. Pyrobombus bees face issues such as climate change, habitat loss, urbanization, and industrial agriculture. They can be used for beekeeping as they are pollinators, and can be used for wax, honey, venom, and combs.

The subgenus Dorsilopha belongs to genus Drosophila and consists of four species. The phylogenetic position of this group has been unclear for a long time, but recent studies have shown that the subgenus is positioned ancestral to the subgenus Drosophila.

Paterdecolyus is a subgenus of "king crickets" in the genus Anabropsis: found in India and Tibet.

Prodaticus is a subgenus of beetles of the genus Hydaticus in the family Dytiscidae. These 143 species are in the subgenus Prodaticus:

thumb|small Drosophila melanogaster fly. The paraphyletic subgenus Sophophora of the genus Drosophila was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939. It contains the best-known drosophilid species, Drosophila melanogaster. Sophophora translates as carrier (phora) of wisdom (sophos). The subgenus is paraphyletic because the genus Lordiphosa and the species Hirtodrosophila duncani are also placed within this subgenus.

Oxypiloidea is a genus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. 25 species are accepted within two subgenera:

Chalicodoma is a subgenus of the bee genus Megachile in the family Megachilidae.

Lichnofugia is an Asian subgenus of bush crickets in the tribe Agraeciini: now placed within the genus Anelytra; they belonging to the 'conehead' subfamily Conocephalinae.

Dichaeta is a subgenus of flies belonging to the family Ephydridae.

Gerocyptera is a subgenus of flies in the family Tachinidae.

Alpinobombus is a subgenus of bees within the bumblebee genus, Bombus. It is found from Northern Spain and Norway, east to the Himalayas and China.

Phloridosa is a subgenus of the genus Drosophila.

Psilodorha is a subgenus of the genus Drosophila.