Melanempis

{{Short description|Genus of bees}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Melanempis scoliiformis Female.jpg

|image_caption = Melanempis scoliiformis

|taxon = Melanempis

|authority = Saussure, 1890

}}

Melanempis is a genus of cuckoo bees belonging to the family Apidae.{{cite web |title=Saussure, 1890 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1339664 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=4 July 2021 |language=en}}

All of the species of this genus are endemic species of Madagascar. Melanempis atra was described by Saussure in 1890, the remains four species were discovered by Brooks & Pauly in 2001.

Species:

• Melanempis atra {{small|(Saussure, 1890)}}
• Melanempis eremnochlora {{small|Brooks & Pauly, 2001}}
• Melanempis fulva {{small|Brooks & Pauly, 2001}}
• Melanempis scoliiformis {{small|Brooks & Pauly, 2001}}
• Melanempis seyrigi {{small|Brooks & Pauly, 2001}}