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Taxonomy of Genus Meloe Linnaeus, 1758
Oil Beetle, Oil beetles, Oil-beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
154
35097
374025
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
42
6123
53447
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
324
6476
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
91
4643
Genera
Species
TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
6
547
Genera
Species
GenusMeloe
Linnaeus, 1758
Oil Beetle, Oil beetles, Oil-beetles
482Species
Subnodes of Meloe Linnaeus, 1758
SubgenusMeloe (Afromeloe)
Schmidt, 1913
12Species
SubgenusMeloe (Alveomeloe)
Prispinova, 1987
2Species
SubgenusMeloe (Chiromeloe)
Reitter, 1911
1Species
SubgenusMeloe (Coelomeloe)
Coelomeloe, 1911
3Species
SubgenusMeloe (Desertimeloe)
Kaszab, 1964
2Species
SubgenusMeloe (Eurymeloe)
Reitter, 1911
58Species
SubgenusMeloe (Lampromeloe)
Reitter, 1911
4Species
SubgenusMeloe (Lasiomeloe)
Reitter, 1911
1Species
SubgenusMeloe (Listromeloe)
Reitter, 1911
1Species
SubgenusMeloe (Meloe)
s.str. Linnaeus, 1758
Gray bushmallow, Indian Valley bushmallow, Oil Beetle
68Species
SubgenusMeloe (Meloedubius)
11Species
SubgenusMeloe (Meloegonius)
Meloegonius, 1911
4Species
SubgenusMeloe (Meloenellus)
Reitter, 1911
4Species
SubgenusMeloe (Mesomeloe)
Reitter, 1911
4Species
SubgenusMeloe (Micromeloe)
Micromeloe, 1911
10Species
SubgenusMeloe (Taphromeloe)
Taphromeloe, 1911
2Species
SubgenusMeloe (Treiodous)
Dugès, 1869
10Species
SpeciesMeloe abdominalis Escherich, 1890  ⇒ Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus
SpeciesMeloe aestivus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Heliotaurus aestivalis
SpeciesMeloe afghanistanicus Kaszab, 1953
SpeciesMeloe albivittis Pallas, 1798
SpeciesMeloe algirica Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum
SpeciesMeloe algiricus Escherich, 1890  ⇒ Lydus algiricus
SpeciesMeloe ambusta Pallas, 1798  ⇒ Epicauta (Epicauta) ambusta
SpeciesMeloe americana Herbst in Fuessly, 1784
SpeciesMeloe andensis Guérin-Méneville, 1842
SpeciesMeloe andrenatarum Dufour, 1828  ⇒ Leptodes andrejevae
SpeciesMeloe antherinus Linnæus, 1761  ⇒ Anthicus (Anthicus) antherinus
SpeciesMeloe anthracinus Fairmaire & Germain, 1860
SpeciesMeloe apivorus Reitter, 1895
SpeciesMeloe arabica Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe arabicus Pallas, 1781
SpeciesMeloe arcuata Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Hycleus undata
SpeciesMeloe areolatus Reitter, 1895  ⇒ Prosodes areolata
SpeciesMeloe atrata Pallas, 1773
SpeciesMeloe atratus Meyer, 1793  ⇒ Hycleus atratus
SpeciesMeloe auropictus Denier, 1921  ⇒ Meloe (Desertimeloe) centripubens
SpeciesMeloe austriacus Schrank, 1781  ⇒ Alosimus syriacus syriacus
SpeciesMeloe baamarani Ruiz & García-París, 2015
SpeciesMeloe balteata Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Hycleus balteata
SpeciesMeloe barranci Dugès, 1869
SpeciesMeloe bavaricus Weyenbergh, 1874
SpeciesMeloe bicolor Thunberg, 1791  ⇒ Hycleus balteata
SpeciesMeloe bifasciata Olivier, 1795
SpeciesMeloe bimaculatus Linné, 1767  ⇒ Apalus bimaculatus
SpeciesMeloe biundulata Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe biundulatus Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe bivittis Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Lytta (Poreospasta) clematidis
SpeciesMeloe bivulnera Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Chalcabris) bivulnera
SpeciesMeloe brunsvicensis Meyer, 1793  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe calida Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Eumylabris) calida
SpeciesMeloe cancellatus Solier in Gay, 1851
SpeciesMeloe cantharoides Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe capensis Linné, 1764  ⇒ Ceroctis capensis
SpeciesMeloe caraganae Pallas, 1798  ⇒ Lytta (Lytta) caraganae
SpeciesMeloe carnicus Katter, 1883  ⇒ Nitorus carmichaeli
SpeciesMeloe caucasica Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Stenodera (Stenodera) caucasica
SpeciesMeloe cephalotes Curtis, 1829  ⇒ Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis brevicollis
SpeciesMeloe cerocoma Sulzer, 1776
SpeciesMeloe chapmani Woodhouse, 1800
SpeciesMeloe chiliensis Guérin-Méneville, 1830
SpeciesMeloe chloroptera Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesMeloe chrysocomus Miller, 1861
SpeciesMeloe chrysomeloides Linné, 1763  ⇒ Lytta (Lytta) chrysomeloides
SpeciesMeloe cichorei Herbst, 1784
SpeciesMeloe cichorii Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Mylabris (Mylabris) lavaterae
SpeciesMeloe cinnabarina Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesMeloe cinnaberinus Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Cucujus cinnaberinus
SpeciesMeloe citoeni Reymond, 1933  ⇒ Meloe (Desertimeloe) centripubens
SpeciesMeloe citratus Thunberg, 1787
SpeciesMeloe clematides Statius Müller, 1776  ⇒ Epicauta (Epicauta) cinereus
SpeciesMeloe clematidis Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe coecus Thunberg, 1791  ⇒ Mylabris (Mylabris) coecus
SpeciesMeloe collegialis Audouin in Guérin-Méneville, 1835
SpeciesMeloe compressipes Waterhouse, 1875
SpeciesMeloe conferta Say, 1824
SpeciesMeloe confertus Say, 1824
SpeciesMeloe conicicollis Reitter, 1907
SpeciesMeloe corallifer Germar, 1818  ⇒ Physomeloe corallifer
SpeciesMeloe corallipes Gebler, 1847  ⇒ Meloe (Taphromeloe) erythrocnemus
SpeciesMeloe cordillerae Chevrolat in Guérin-Méneville, 1844
SpeciesMeloe coriarius Brandt & Erichson, 1832  ⇒ Meloe (Meloegonius) rufiventris rufiventris
SpeciesMeloe coromanda Lichtenstein, 1795
SpeciesMeloe corrosus Brandt & Erichson, 1832
SpeciesMeloe costipennis Solier in Gay, 1851
SpeciesMeloe crambes Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe cribripennis Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis autumnalis
SpeciesMeloe crispatus Fairmaire, 1884  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe cristatus Thunberg, 1787
SpeciesMeloe crocata Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Eumylabris) crocata
SpeciesMeloe cupreus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Dolamara cupreomicans
SpeciesMeloe curticornis Escalera, 1914
SpeciesMeloe cyanella Brullé, 1832
SpeciesMeloe cyanellus Brullé, 1832  ⇒ Amarygmus cyaneipennis
SpeciesMeloe cyaneus Fabricius, 1801  ⇒ Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis autumnalis
SpeciesMeloe decemguttata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe decemguttatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe decimpunctata Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesMeloe deflexus Reitter, 1889
SpeciesMeloe dentata Olivier, 1811
SpeciesMeloe entebbensis Pic, 1907
SpeciesMeloe erythrocephala Pallas, 1781
SpeciesMeloe erythrocephalus Pallas, 1771
SpeciesMeloe erythrocnema Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe erythrocyana Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe erythrocynea Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe evae Flach, 1907
SpeciesMeloe exaratus Faldermann, 1832  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe excavatus Leach, 1815
SpeciesMeloe fasciata Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Hycleus balteata
SpeciesMeloe fasciatus Fueßlin, 1775  ⇒ Hycleus polymorphus polymorphus
SpeciesMeloe fenestrata Pallas, 1773
SpeciesMeloe festiva Pallas, 1773  ⇒ Mylabris (Chalcabris) festiva
SpeciesMeloe fimbriata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe fimbriatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe fissicornis Gorriz y Munoz, 1882
SpeciesMeloe flavicornis Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesMeloe flavipennis Philippi, 1864
SpeciesMeloe flavus Thunberg, 1791  ⇒ Sybaris flavus
SpeciesMeloe floralis Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Anthicus (Anthicus) floralis
SpeciesMeloe formicarius Goeze, 1777
SpeciesMeloe frivaldszkyi Kaszab, 1958
SpeciesMeloe fuliginosa Olivier, 1811
SpeciesMeloe gallicus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe glabratus Leach, 1815  ⇒ Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis autumnalis
SpeciesMeloe gomari
SpeciesMeloe gouani Linné, 1767
SpeciesMeloe granulifer Motschulsky, 1872  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) lobatus
SpeciesMeloe grcilior Fairmaire, 1891
SpeciesMeloe haemopterus Philippi, 1864
SpeciesMeloe herero Schmidt, 1913
SpeciesMeloe heydeni Escherich, 1889
SpeciesMeloe hiemalis Gredler, 1866  ⇒ Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis autumnalis
SpeciesMeloe himalaycus Kaszab, 1978
SpeciesMeloe hirsuta Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe hirsutus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe hoernesi C. G. Giebel, 1856
SpeciesMeloe hoffmannseggi Germar, 1832  ⇒ Mordella hofferi
SpeciesMeloe hoffmanseggi Germar, 1817
SpeciesMeloe humeralis Guérin-Méneville, 1842
SpeciesMeloe ibericus Reitter, 1895  ⇒ Heliopates ibericus
SpeciesMeloe iluronensis Salvana, 1870  ⇒ Akis ilonca
SpeciesMeloe impar Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe impunctatus Wellman, 1910  ⇒ Crypticus impunctatus
SpeciesMeloe incertus Tauscher, 1812  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe indica Herbst in Fuessly, 1784  ⇒ Hycleus balteata
SpeciesMeloe ineditus Salvana, 1870  ⇒ Meloe (Meloegonius) cicatricosus
SpeciesMeloe insignis Charpentier, 1818
SpeciesMeloe irrorata Lichtenstenstein, 1795
SpeciesMeloe klapperichi Kaszab, 1958  ⇒ Meloe (Meloenellus) vlasovi
SpeciesMeloe klugi Brandt & Erichson, 1832
SpeciesMeloe laevigatus Olivier, 1795  ⇒ Berberomeloe majalis
SpeciesMeloe laticlavia Lichtenstein, 1795
SpeciesMeloe laticollis Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis brevicollis
SpeciesMeloe latreillei Reiche, 1867  ⇒ Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis
SpeciesMeloe lavaterae Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesMeloe lefebvrei Guérin-Méneville, 1849
SpeciesMeloe limbatus Fabricius, 1801  ⇒ 
SpeciesMeloe lineata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe lineatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe lunata Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Hycleus lunata
SpeciesMeloe lunatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe maculicollis Reitter, 1872
SpeciesMeloe maculifrons Lucas, 1849  ⇒ Berberomeloe majalis
SpeciesMeloe majalis Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Berberomeloe majalis
SpeciesMeloe mandzhuricus Pliginskij, 1930
SpeciesMeloe manophorus Lichtenstein, 1795
SpeciesMeloe marci Linné, 1767  ⇒ Elateroides dermestoides
SpeciesMeloe marginalis Wellman, 1910  ⇒ Meloe (Micromeloe) uralensis
SpeciesMeloe marginata Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Arima marginata
SpeciesMeloe maura Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe megacephalus Fischer von Waldheim, 1842  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe melanura Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Mylabris) quadripunctata quadripunctata
SpeciesMeloe microthorax Steven, 1829
SpeciesMeloe miniaceomaculatus Blanchard, 1846
SpeciesMeloe mistaniensis Aksentjev, 1985
SpeciesMeloe monoceros Linné, 1767
SpeciesMeloe montanuus Kaszab, 1958  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) violaceus
SpeciesMeloe necydalea Pallas, 1773  ⇒ Apalus necydaleus
SpeciesMeloe necydaleus Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe nigricaudus Olivier, 1811
SpeciesMeloe nudus Wollaston, 1864  ⇒ Meloe (Mesomeloe) coelatus
SpeciesMeloe ocellata Pallas, 1773  ⇒ Mylabris (Argabris) ocellata
SpeciesMeloe ochroptera Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesMeloe oculata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe oculatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe ottomanus Pliginskji, 1914
SpeciesMeloe ovatus Pripisnova, 1987
SpeciesMeloe pallidotarsalis Kaszab, 1956  ⇒ Xanthabris pallidomaculatus
SpeciesMeloe pallipes Olivier, 1811
SpeciesMeloe pannonicus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe parvulus Haldeman, 1854
SpeciesMeloe parvus Haldeman, 1852
SpeciesMeloe pectinata Goeze, 1777
SpeciesMeloe pedicularius Schrank, 1781
SpeciesMeloe phalerata Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe phaleratus Pallas, 1781
SpeciesMeloe picipes Fairmaire & Germain, 1860
SpeciesMeloe pictus Philippi, 1864
SpeciesMeloe plagiata Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Mylabris) plagiata
SpeciesMeloe plicatipennis Lucas, 1847  ⇒ Dailognatha plicata
SpeciesMeloe pliginskyi Kaszab, 1958  ⇒ Hegeter plicifrons
SpeciesMeloe podalirii O. Heer, 1847
SpeciesMeloe postulatus Erichson, 1847
SpeciesMeloe proscarabeus Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesMeloe punctata Pallas, 1798  ⇒ Epicauta (Epicauta) punctata
SpeciesMeloe punctatoradiatus Latreille, 1804  ⇒ Meloe (Meloegonius) cicatricosus
SpeciesMeloe punctatoradius Latreille, 1804
SpeciesMeloe punctatus Fabricius, 1792  ⇒ Meloe (Micromeloe) uralensis
SpeciesMeloe puncticollis Motschulsky, 1872  ⇒ Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis brevicollis
SpeciesMeloe punctipennis Escherich, 1889  ⇒ Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis autumnalis
SpeciesMeloe punctum Fabricius, 1792
SpeciesMeloe purpurascens Germar, 1836  ⇒ Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis
SpeciesMeloe pustulatus Thunberg, 1791  ⇒ Hycleus biundulatus
SpeciesMeloe pygmaeus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Eurymeloe) pusio
SpeciesMeloe quadrifasciatus Thunberg, 1791  ⇒ Ceroctis quadrifasciata
SpeciesMeloe quadriguttata Wulff, 1786
SpeciesMeloe quadriguttatus Wulfen, 1786
SpeciesMeloe quadrimaculata Pallas, 1773  ⇒ Euzonitis quadrimaculata
SpeciesMeloe quadripunctata Linné, 1767  ⇒ Mylabris (Mylabris) quadripunctata quadripunctata
SpeciesMeloe quattuordecimpunctatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe quatuordecimpunctata Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe quatuordecimpunctatus Pallas, 1781
SpeciesMeloe radiatopunctatus Latreille, 1804
SpeciesMeloe reticulatus Brandt & Ratzenburg, 1833  ⇒ Meloe (Meloegonius) rufiventris rufiventris
SpeciesMeloe roubali Maran, 1942  ⇒ Meloe (Taphromeloe) foveolatus
SpeciesMeloe rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
SpeciesMeloe rufotarsalis Pliginskij, 1911  ⇒ Meloe (Eurymeloe) glazunovi
SpeciesMeloe rugicollis Stephens, 1832  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe rugosa Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe sannguinolentus Solier in Gay, 1851
SpeciesMeloe sapporensis Kono, 1936
SpeciesMeloe sardous Géné, 1836  ⇒ Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis
SpeciesMeloe sarmaticus Shapovalov, 2012
SpeciesMeloe saulcyi Guérin-Méneville, 1834
SpeciesMeloe scabriculus
SpeciesMeloe scabrosus Laporte, 1840  ⇒ Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus variegatus
SpeciesMeloe schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesMeloe schatzmayri Bologna, 1988
SpeciesMeloe sculpticornis Motschulsky, 1873
SpeciesMeloe sedecimguttata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe semicariosus Fairmaire, 1894
SpeciesMeloe semipunctatus Krynicki, 1832  ⇒ Dichillus semipolitus
SpeciesMeloe sericea Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Chalcabris) festiva
SpeciesMeloe sericellus F. Reiche, 1857  ⇒ Trichomeloe sericellus
SpeciesMeloe sericeorugosus Aksentjev, 1987
SpeciesMeloe setosus Escherich, 1890
SpeciesMeloe sexdecimguttatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe sibirica Pallas, 1773
SpeciesMeloe siculus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Sepidium siculum
SpeciesMeloe similis Marsham, 1802  ⇒ Pimelia (Pimelia) similis
SpeciesMeloe simillimus Escalera, 1914
SpeciesMeloe solonica Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe solonicus Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe sonchi Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesMeloe spec Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesMeloe speciosa Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Chalcabris) speciosa
SpeciesMeloe specularis Gredler, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis
SpeciesMeloe splendens Escherich, 1889  ⇒ Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis brevicollis
SpeciesMeloe splendidula Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Chalcabris) splendidula
SpeciesMeloe stellatus Pliginskij, 1923  ⇒ Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis
SpeciesMeloe stenopterus Erichson, 1847
SpeciesMeloe strigosus Motschulsky, 1872  ⇒ Blindus strigosus
SpeciesMeloe subcyaneus Wollaston, 1864
SpeciesMeloe sublaevis Le Conte, 1854
SpeciesMeloe syriacus Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Alosimus syriacus syriacus
SpeciesMeloe tadzikistanicus Pripisnova, 1987
SpeciesMeloe tauricus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe tecta Panzer, 1793
SpeciesMeloe tectus Panzer, 1793  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe tenuicollinus Kaszab, 1958  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) violaceus
SpeciesMeloe tenuicollis Pallas, 1798  ⇒ Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) tenuicollis
SpeciesMeloe testacea Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesMeloe thalensis Pic, 1933  ⇒ Opatrum thalense
SpeciesMeloe thunbergi Billberg, 1813
SpeciesMeloe tillensis Billberg, 1813
SpeciesMeloe tortuosa Erichson, 1843
SpeciesMeloe trapezicollis Dokhtouroff, 1889  ⇒ Meloe (Micromeloe) conradti
SpeciesMeloe trichrus Pallas, 1798  ⇒ Epicauta (Epicauta) atrata
SpeciesMeloe tridentatus Jiménez, 1866
SpeciesMeloe trifasciata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe trifasciatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe trifascis Pallas, 1773  ⇒ Mylabris (Chrysabris) trifascis
SpeciesMeloe trigonalis Lichtenstein, 1795
SpeciesMeloe tripunctata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe tripunctatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe trivittis Pallas, 1782  ⇒ Mylabris (Mylabris) trivittis
SpeciesMeloe tuccia Rossi, 1790
SpeciesMeloe undata Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe undatobifasciata DeGeer, 1778
SpeciesMeloe undatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe undulatus Baudi di Selve, 1878  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe unyikanus Schmidt, 1913
SpeciesMeloe ursus Thunberg, 1791  ⇒ Iselma ursus
SpeciesMeloe variabilis Pallas, 1782
SpeciesMeloe variolosus Fischer von Waldheim, 1844  ⇒ Meloe (Meloegonius) cicatricosus
SpeciesMeloe vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesMeloe vesicatorius Poda, 1761
SpeciesMeloe vittatus Thunberg, 1791
SpeciesMeloe volgensis Tauscher, 1812  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe vulgaris Stephens, 1832  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus proscarabaeus
SpeciesMeloe xanthomelaena Semenov, 1903  ⇒ Meloe (Mesomeloe) xanthomelas

Synonyms
Afromeloe (Schmidt, 1913)
Alveomeloe (Pripisnova, 1986)
Anchomeloe (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1983)
Chiromeloe (Reitter, 1911)
Cnestocera (Thomson, 1859)
Cnetocera (Reitter, 1911)
Coelomeloe (Reitter, 1911)
Desertimeloe (Kaszab, 1964)
Eurymeloe (Reitter, 1911)
Lampromeloe (Reitter, 1911)
Lasiomeloe (Reitter, 1911)
Listromeloe (Reitter, 1911)
Proscarabaeus (Schrank, 1781)
Treidons (Dugès, 1869)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Meloe
GermanMaiwurmkäfer, Ölkäfer
EnglishOil Beetle, Oil beetles, Oil-beetles
DutchEchte oliekevers, Oliekevers
DanishOliebille


Distribution of Meloe Linnaeus, 1758
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe


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