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Checklist for Tribe Lyttini Solier, 1851
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
67
6373
34278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
22
1009
4910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
69
1018
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
37
775
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLyttini
Solier, 1851
18
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
18 Genera with 85 Species
Afrolytta Kaszab, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Alosimus Mulsant, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Australytta Bologna, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Berberomeloe Bologna, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cabalia Mulsant & Rey, 17926SpeciesTaxom
Calydus Reitter, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Lagorina Mulsant & Rey, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 185422SpeciesTaxom
Lydus Dejean, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 177520SpeciesTaxom
Lyttolydulus Reitter, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Lyttonyx Marseul, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oenas Latreille, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Prionotolytta Péringuey, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Prolytta Kaszab, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Sybaris Stephens, 188010SpeciesTaxom
Teratolytta Semenov, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichomeloe Reitter, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
85 Species and 10 Subspecies
Afrolytta carneola Péringuey, 1892
Afrolytta namaqua Bologna, Amo..., 2018
Alosimus chalybaeus Tauscher, 1812
Alosimus syriacus austriacus Schrank, 1781
Alosimus syriacus syriacus afghanícus K..., 1973
Australytta maraisi Bologna, 2003
Australytta vellicata Erichson, 1843
Berberomeloe majalis Linnaeus, 1758
Cabalia aethiopica Kaszab, 1981
Cabalia limbata Kolbe, 1895
Cabalia rubriventris Fairmaire, 1860
Cabalia rufiventris Walker, 1871
Cabalia ruspolii Pic, 1914
Cabalia segetum Fabricius, 1792
Lagorina sericea Waltl, 1835
Lydomorphus angusticollis angusticollis fairmairei K..., 1955
Lydomorphus angusticollis fairmairei Kaszab, 1955
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) arnoldii Kaszab, 1963
Lydomorphus arnoldii arnoldii arnoldii Kaszab, 1963
Lydomorphus arnoldii tanaensis Kaszab, 1963
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) cinnamomeus Fairmaire, 1882
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) leucophthalmus Fairmaire, 1893
Lydomorphus leucophthalmus leucophthalmus bipallidus K..., 1953
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) palaestinus Kirsch, 1871
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) pauliani Kaszab, 1965
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) picticollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) prasina Kaszab, 1953
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) tenuicollis Pallas, 1798
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) verrucicollis Karsch, 1881
Lydomorphus (Pardolydus) dusaulti Dufour, 1821
Lydomorphus (Somalolydus) amethystinus Kaszab, 1953
Lydomorphus (Somalolydus) cerocomoides Kaszab, 1955
Lydomorphus (Somalolydus) grossepunctatus Kaszab, 1955
Lydomorphus (Somalolydus) masaicus Kaszab, 1960
Lydomorphus (Somalolydus) telekyi Fairmaire, 1891
Lydomorphus (Somalolydus) zavattarii Kaszab, 1953
Lydomorphus strangulatus Gerstacker, 1854
Lydus algiricus Linnaeus, 1758
Lydus marginatus Fabricius, 1792
Lydus melanurus (Hope, 1831)⇒ Lytta melanurus Hope, 1831
Lydus sanguinipennis Chevrolat, 1840
Lytta limbata limbata afghanica Ka..., 1981
Lytta (Indiolytta) melanurus Hope, 1831
Lytta (Lytta) amoena Péringuey, 1892
Lytta (Lytta) bayoni Pic, 1914
Lytta (Lytta) cantharoides Thunberg, 1791
Lytta (Lytta) carneola (Péringuey, 1892)⇒ Afrolytta carneola Péringuey, 1892
Lytta (Lytta) cinctifrons Marseul, 1879
Lytta (Lytta) exclamans Fairmaire, 1882
Lytta (Lytta) leucophthalma Fairmaire, 1893
Lytta (Lytta) meloidea Fairmaire, 1883
Lytta (Lytta) occipitalis G. Horn, 1883
Lytta (Lytta) pyrrhodera Fairmaire, 1895
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta vesicatoria vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758
Lytta (Paralytta) moesta G. Horn, 1878
Lytta (Poreospasta) poeciloptera Semenov, 1893
Lytta hirsuta
Lytta lineola (Klug, 1825)⇒ Tetraonyx lineola Klug, 1825
Lytta lucida (Haag, 1880)⇒ Prolytta lucida Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta nitidula (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Prolytta nitidula Fabricius, 1775
Lyttolydulus cinereovestitus Fairmaire, 1876
Lyttolydulus rufulus Fairmaire, 1863
Lyttolydulus thiebaulti Fairmaire, 1876
Lyttolydulus thiebaulti thiebaulti arabicus Kaszab, 1983
Lyttonyx bicolor Walker, 1871
Oenas afer Linnaeus, 1767
Oenas bicolor Laporte, 1840
Oenas melanura Erichson, 1843
Oenas sericeus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Prionotolytta binotata Péringuey, 1888
Prionotolytta pretoriana Kaszab, 1981
Prionotolytta zimbabweana Kaszab, 1981
Prionotolytta zumpti Kaszab, 1981
Prolytta capensis Kaszab, 1967
Prolytta coriacea Kaszab, 1967
Prolytta lucida Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Prolytta nitidula Fabricius, 1775
Prolytta opacoides Kaszab, 1981
Prolytta pallidipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Prolytta pseudolucida Kaszab, 1981
Sybaris andersoni Pic, 1932
Sybaris apicalis Pic, 1930
Sybaris arrighii Fairmaire, 1897
Sybaris bicolorkeps Pic, 1932
Sybaris elgonensis Pic, 1930
Sybaris flaveola Marseul, 1880
Sybaris ictericus Gyllenhal, 1817
Sybaris infranigra Pic, 1913
Sybaris occidentalis Kaszab, 1981
Sybaris picta Marseul, 1880
Trichomeloe sericellus Reiche, 1857


Links, sources and further information
Lyttini at artfakta.se
Lyttini at dyntaxa.se
Lyttini at itis.gov