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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
144
5891
36717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
127
5232
31409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
75
3112
17458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
24
552
3391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
23
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
23 Genera with 140 Species
#ACEHLMOPSTZ
Alosimus Mulsant, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Apalus Fabricius, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Australozonitis Bologna, Tur..., 184416SpeciesTaxom
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1853Burning Blister Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Euzonitis Semenov, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Horia Fabricius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Lydus Dejean, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1792Oil Beetle24SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Oenas Latreille, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Palaestra Laporte, 18429SpeciesTaxom
Palaestrida White, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Sitaris Latreille, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Stenodera Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Stenoria Mulsant, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Teratolytta Semenov, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Tricrania LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 191563SpeciesTaxom
Zonitodema Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
140 Species and 12 Subspecies
Alosimus syriacus austriacus Schrank, 1781
Alosimus syriacus syriacus afghanícus K..., 1973
Apalus bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761
Apalus bipunctatus Megerle von ..., 1812
Australozonitis andersoni Blackburn, 1889
Australozonitis apicalis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Australozonitis bizonata W.J. Macleay, 1872
Australozonitis cylindracea Fairmaire, 1880
Australozonitis dichroa Germar, 1848
Australozonitis flaviceps Waterhouse, 1875
Australozonitis fuscicornis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Australozonitis longiceps Lea, 1917
Australozonitis lutea W.J. Macleay, 1872
Australozonitis nigroplagiata Fairmaire, 1880
Australozonitis opacorufa Fairmaire, 1880
Australozonitis pallicolor Fairmaire, 1880
Australozonitis pallidula Wellman, 1910
Australozonitis seminigra Fairmaire, 1879
Australozonitis tenuicornis Fairmaire, 1880
Australozonitis tricolor Leguillou, 1844
Cerocoma (Cerocoma) adamovichiana Piller & Mit..., 1783
Cerocoma (Cerocoma) muehlfeldi Gyllenhal, 1817
Cerocoma (Metacerocoma) schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Epicauta (Epicauta) caviceps G. Horn, 1873Ortiga
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Euzonitis fulvipennis Fabricius, 1792
Euzonitis quadrimaculata Pallas, 1782
Euzonitis sexmaculata A. G. Olivier, 1789
Horia mira Blackburn, 1892
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hycleus polymorphus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hycleus tenerus Germar, 1836
Lydus europaeus Escherich, 1896
Lydus trimaculatus Fabricius, 1775
Lydus trimaculatus trimaculatus italicus Kaszab, 1952
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta vesicatoria vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Coelomeloe) tuccius Rossi, 1792
Meloe tuccius tuccius Rossi, 1792
Meloe (Eurymeloe) baudii Leoni, 1907
Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis Panzer, 1793Short-necked Oil Beetle
Meloe brevicollis brevicollis Panzer, 1793
Meloe (Eurymeloe) mediterraneus J. Müller, 1925
Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus Marsham, 1802Rugged Oil-beetle
Meloe (Eurymeloe) scabriusculus (Brandt & Eri..., 1832)⇒ Meloe baudii Leoni, 1907
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled oil beetle
Meloe variegatus variegatus Donovan, 1793
Meloe (Listromeloe) hungarus Schrank von ..., 1776
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) niger (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mordella aradasiana Patti, 1840
Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Meloe (Meloegonius) cicatricosus Leach, 1815
Meloe (Meloegonius) rufiventris Germar, 1832
Meloe rufiventris rufiventris Germar, 1817
Meloe (Micromeloe) decorus Brandt & Eri..., 1832
Meloe (Micromeloe) uralensis Pallas, 1773
Meloe (Taphromeloe) erythrocnemus Pallas, 1782
Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis (A. G. Olivier, 1797)⇒ Meloe rugosus Marsham, 1802
Meloe autumnalis autumnalis Olivier, 1792
Mylabris (Mylabris) variabilis (Pallas, 1782)⇒ Hycleus polymorphus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Oenas crassicornis Illiger, 1800
Palaestra assimilis Hope, 1842
Palaestra foveicollis Blair, 1920
Palaestra platycera (Fairmaire, 1880)⇒ Palaestrida assimilis Hope, 1843
Palaestra quadrifoveata Fairmaire, 1880
Palaestra rubricollis Hope, 1842
Palaestra rubripennis Laporte de C..., 1840
Palaestra rufipennis (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Palaestra rubripennis Laporte de C..., 1840
Palaestra rufocincta Fairmaire, 1880
Palaestra violacea Hope, 1842
Palaestrida assimilis Hope, 1843
Palaestrida concolor (MacLeay, 1887)⇒ Morpholycus concolor MacLeay, 1887
Palaestrida flabellicornis (MacLeay, 1887)⇒ Morpholycus flabellicornis MacLeay, 1887
Palaestrida nigripennis (MacLeay, 1887)⇒ Morpholycus nigripennis MacLeay, 1887
Sitaris (Sitaris) muralis Förster, 1771
Sitaris (Sitaris) solieri Pecchioli, 1839
Stenodera (Stenodera) caucasica Pallas, 1781
Stenoria (Stenoria) analis Schaum, 1859
Stenoria (Stenoria) apicalis (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Stenoria kraatziana Semenov, 1900
Stenoria immaculaticeps immaculaticeps apicalis Lat..., 1804
Stenoria (Stenoria) kraatziana Semenov, 1900
Teratolytta dives Brullé, 1832
Tricrania stansburii Haldeman, 1852
Zonitis (Zonitis) andersoni Blackburn, 1889
Zonitis (Zonitis) annulata MacLeay, 1872
Zonitis (Zonitis) apicalis (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Zonitoschema posticalis Péringuey, 1892
Zonitis (Zonitis) aspericeps (Blackburn, 1899)⇒ Zonitis violacea Hope, 1843
Zonitis (Zonitis) bipartita Fairmaire, 1879
Zonitis (Zonitis) bizonata MacLeay, 1872
Zonitis (Zonitis) brevicornis Blackburn, 1889
Zonitis (Zonitis) cowleyi Blackburn, 1889
Zonitis (Zonitis) cyanipennis Pascoe, 1862
Zonitis (Zonitis) cylindracea Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) dichroa Germar, 1848
Zonitis (Zonitis) dolichocera Wellman, 1910
Zonitis (Zonitis) flava Fabricius, 1775
Zonitis (Zonitis) flaviceps Waterhouse, 1875
Zonitis (Zonitis) flavicrus Fairmaire, 1879
Zonitis (Zonitis) fuscicornis MacLeay, 1872
Zonitis (Zonitis) gloriosa Blackburn, 1889
Zonitis (Zonitis) helmsi Blackburn, 1896
Zonitis (Zonitis) immaculata (A. G. Olivier, 1789)⇒ Euzonitis quadrimaculata Pallas, 1782
Zonitis (Zonitis) indigacea Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) janthinipennis Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) limbipennis Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) longipalpis Blackburn, 1899
Zonitis (Zonitis) lutea (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Australozonitis lutea W.J. Macleay, 1872
Zonitis (Zonitis) nana Ragusa, 1881
Zonitis (Zonitis) nigroaenea Fairmaire, 1879
Zonitis (Zonitis) nigroapicata Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) nigroplagiata Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) obscuripes Fairmaire, 1879
Zonitis (Zonitis) opacorufa Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) pallicolor Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) pallidula Wellman, 1910
Zonitis (Zonitis) posticalis (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Zonitoschema posticalis Péringuey, 1892
Zonitis (Zonitis) purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1875
Zonitis (Zonitis) queenslandica Blackburn, 1899
Zonitis (Zonitis) rostrata Blessig, 1861
Zonitis (Zonitis) rugata Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) rugosipennis (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Zonitis violacea Hope, 1843
Zonitis (Zonitis) rustica Blackburn, 1889
Zonitis (Zonitis) seminigra (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Mycetocharina seminigra Pic, 1925
Zonitis (Zonitis) semirufa Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) splendida Fairmaire, 1879
Zonitis (Zonitis) subrugata Blackburn, 1899
Zonitis (Zonitis) tenuicornis Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) tricolor Le Guillou, 1844
Zonitis (Zonitis) ventralis Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis (Zonitis) violaceipennis Waterhouse, 1875
Zonitis (Zonitis) yorkensis Blackburn, 1899
Zonitis bimaculicollis Lea, 1915
Zonitis breviceps Lea, 1917
Zonitis carpentariae Blackburn, 1899
Zonitis distortipes Lea, 1915
Zonitis hakeae Lea, 1914
Zonitis leai Kaszab, 1958
Zonitis longiceps Lea, 1917
Zonitis metasternalis (Csiki, 1953)⇒ Zonitis flava Fabricius, 1775
Zonitis murrayi Blackburn, 1889
Zonitis picticornis Lea, 1914
Zonitis pubipennis Lea, 1915
Zonitis rubricollis (Abeille de P..., 1880)⇒ Microhoria rubriceps Pic, 1896
Zonitis sedillotii Fairmaire, 1880
Zonitis violacea Hope, 1843
Zonitis xanthosoma Lea, 1915
Zonitoschema posticalis Péringuey, 1892

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
10
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
13
107
Genera
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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