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Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
6559
17970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
2175
5885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
84
1928
5208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
44
1054
1969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
249
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
20
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
20 Genera with 33 Species
Actenodia Laporte de C..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1854Burning Blister Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17918SpeciesTaxom
Iselma Haag-Rutenberg, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1758Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mimesthes Marseul, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 07SpeciesTaxom
Namylabris1SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Prionotolytta Péringuey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Prolytta Kaszab, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Zonitodema Péringuey, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
33 Species
Ceroctis angolensis Gemminger & ..., 1870
Ceroctis capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Ceroctis gyllenhalli Billberg, 1813
Ceroctis korana Péringuey, 1888
Croscherichia paykulli Billberg, 1813
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Epicauta (Epicauta) velata Gerstaecker, 1854
Hycleus amoenus Marseul, 1872
Hycleus brincki Kaszab, 1956
Hycleus lavaterae Fabricius, 1801
Hycleus lunatus Pallas, 1781
Hycleus plagiatus Pallas, 1782
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hycleus tripunctatus Thunberg, 1791
Iselma brunneipes Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Iselma endroedyyoungai Kaszab, 1981
Iselma erythroptera Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta hirsuta
Lytta lineola (Klug, 1825)⇒ Tetraonyx lineola Klug, 1825
Meloe cichorii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mylabris lavaterae Fabricius, 1801
Mimesthes karooensis Bologna, 2000
Mylabris (Micrabris) connata Rey, 1892
Mylabris (Micrabris) flexuosa A. G. Olivier, 1811
Mylabris (Mylabris) duodecimguttata Erichson, 1843
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris pustulata Thunberg, 1821Arhap blister beetle
Mylabris quadrifasciata
Namylabris adamantifera Bologna, Amo..., 2018
Prolytta capensis Kaszab, 1967
Prolytta coriacea Kaszab, 1967
Zonitodema ruficeps Péringuey, 1888
Zonitoschema capensis Kaszab, 1961

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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