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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
256
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
21
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
21 Genera with 34 Species
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Actenodia Laporte de C..., 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1854Burning Blister Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17917SpeciesTaxom
Iselma Haag-Rutenberg, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1758Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mimesthes Marseul, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 06SpeciesTaxom
Namylabris1SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Prionotolytta Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolytta Kaszab, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitodema Péringuey, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
34 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
Pyrota akhurstiana G. Horn, 1891
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
14
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
2
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