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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
2717
9943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
101
2460
8688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
57
1355
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
19
252
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
24
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
24 Genera with 51 Species
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Actenodia Laporte de C..., 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Apalus Fabricius, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Calydus Reitter, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1858Burning Blister Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Euzonitis Semenov, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17714SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1758Oil Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Mimesthes Marseul, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Muzimes Aksentjev, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 17829SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Sitaris Latreille, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Stenoria Mulsant, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tegrodera LeConte, 1903Iron Cross Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
51 Species and 7 Subspecies
Apalus bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761
Calydus ater Kaszab, 1960
Cerocoma (Cerocoma) schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cerocoma schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Cerocoma (Metacerocoma) schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Croscherichia femorata Klug, 1845
Epicauta (Epicauta) abadona Skinner, 1904Stripped epicauta
Epicauta (Epicauta) dubia (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Pimelia dubia Faldermann, 1837
Epicauta (Epicauta) megalocephala Gebler, 1817
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigritarsis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Epicauta stigmata Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Macrobasis) segmenta Say, 1823
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Eupompha elegans LeConte, 1851Elegant Blister Beetle
Euzonitis quadrimaculata Pallas, 1782
Hycleus argentatus Fabricius, 1792
Hycleus hokumanensis Kôno, 1940
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hycleus polymorphus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Lytta (Lytta) caraganae Pallas, 1781
Lytta (Lytta) suturella Motschulsky, 1860
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta vesicatoria vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) viridana LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis Panzer, 1793Short-necked Oil Beetle
Meloe brevicollis brevicollis Panzer, 1793
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 mandzhuricus Pliginskij, 1930
Meloe variegatus variegatus Donovan, 1793
Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mordella aradasiana Patti, 1840
Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis (A. G. Olivier, 1797)⇒ Meloe rugosus Marsham, 1802
Meloe autumnalis autumnalis Olivier, 1792
Meloe proscarabeus Fourcroy & G..., 1785
Meloe schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Muzimes nigricornis Escherich, 1896
Mylabris (Chalcabris) speciosa Pallas, 1781
Mylabris (Eumylabris) aulica Ménétriés, 1832
Mylabris (Eumylabris) calida Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Eumylabris) crocata Pallas, 1781
Mylabris (Micrabris) frolovi Fischer von ..., 1823
Mylabris (Micrabris) pannonica Kaszab, 1956
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euzonitis quadrimaculata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) variabilis (Pallas, 1782)⇒ Hycleus polymorphus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Psalydolytta pilipes Mäklin, 1875
Pyrota akhurstiana G. Horn, 1891
Sitaris (Sitaris) muralis Förster, 1771
Sitaris (Sitaris) solieri Pecchioli, 1839
Stenoria (Stenoria) analis Schaum, 1859
Tegrodera aloga Skinner, 1903Iron Cross Blister Beetle
Zonitis (Zonitis) nana Ragusa, 1881
Zonitomorpha prionocera Wellman, 1908

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Benelux
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
17
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


Links, sources and further information
Meloidae at artfakta.se
Meloidae at dyntaxa.se
Meloidae at gbif.org
Meloidae at irmng.org
Meloidae at itis.gov