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Taxonomy of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister 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
Subnodes of Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
17
230
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
91
4643
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
36
1046
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
  ⇒ Nemognathinae
3
158
Genera
Species
GenusActenoda
Erichson, 1843
  ⇒ Actenodia
0Species
GenusAdicolytta
Selander, 1960
  ⇒ Lytta
0Species
GenusAenas  ⇒ Oenas
1Species
GenusAeneopyrota
Kaszab, 1959
0Species
GenusAfromeloe
Schmidt, 1913
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusAlveomeloe
Pripisnova, 1986
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusAmmabris
Kuzin, 1945
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusAnchomeloe
Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1983
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusAndrofoveata
Pardo Alcaide, 1954
0Species
GenusAndroplicata
Pardo Alcaide, 1948
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusAnomalonychus
Saylor, 1940
0Species
GenusApalomus
Rafinesque, 1815
  ⇒ Apalus
0Species
GenusApteropasta
Gemminger & Harold, 1870
0Species
GenusApterospasta
LeConte, 1862
0Species
GenusArgabris
Kuzin, 1954
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusArithmema
Guérin-Méneville, 1844
0Species
GenusAritnaema
Guérin-Méneville, 1844
0Species
GenusAritnoema
Guérin-Méneville, 1844
0Species
GenusAsiolytta
Kaszab, 1962
  ⇒ Lytta
0Species
GenusBolognaia
Ruiz, García-París, Sánchez-Vialas & Recuero, 2022
0Species
GenusBrachyspasta
Van Dyke, 1928
  ⇒ Cordylospasta
1Species
GenusCaloenas
Reitter, 1889
3Species
GenusCalopasta
Gemminger & Harold, 1870
0Species
GenusCalydabris
Kaszab, 1960
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusCerocomina
Kaszab, 1951
  ⇒ Cerocoma
0Species
GenusChalcabris
Kuzin, 1954
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusChiromeloë
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusChiromeloe
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusChrysabris
Kuzin, 1954
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusCissetes
0Species
GenusCnestocera
Thomson, 1859
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusCnetocera
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusCoeloemeloe  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusCoelomeloë
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusCoelomeloe
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusCorioligiton
Marseul, 1879
0Species
GenusCoriologiton
Marseul, 1879
0Species
GenusCriolis
Mulsant, 1858
3Species
GenusCriolus
Wellman, 1910
  ⇒ Apalus
0Species
GenusDecapotoma
Voigts, 1902
  ⇒ Hycleus
9Species
GenusDenierus
Pic, 1913
0Species
GenusDeniorus
Pic, 1914
1Species
GenusDeratus
Motschoulsky, 1848
1Species
GenusDesertilydus
Bologna, Amore & Pitzalis, 2018
1Species
GenusDesertimeloe
Kaszab, 1964
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusDices
Dejean, 1821
3Species
GenusDilatilydus
Bologna, Amore & Pitzalis, 2018
0Species
GenusErtliana
Selander, 1964
0Species
GenusEumylabris
Kuzin, 1954
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusEurymeloe
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Meloe
10Species
GenusEuzonabris
Kuzin, 1954
0Species
GenusExcavatomeloë
Pliginskii, 1935
0Species
GenusExcavatomeloe
Pliginskii, 1935
0Species
GenusFilalia
Escalera, 1906
  ⇒ Sitaris
1Species
GenusGineremia
Pardo Alcaide, 1961
  ⇒ Stenoria
0Species
GenusGlasnuvia
Wellman, 1910
  ⇒ Glasunovia
0Species
GenusGlaucabris
Kuzin, 1954
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusGnathe
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  ⇒ Gnathium
0Species
GenusGnathie
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  ⇒ Gnathium
0Species
GenusGnathospasta
Horn, 1875
  ⇒ Epicauta (Macrobasis)
2Species
GenusGnathospastoides
Fletcher, 1914
0Species
GenusGorrizia
Alfaro, 1950
2Species
GenusHalosimus
Gemminger & Harold, 1870
9Species
GenusHapalpus
Wellman, 1910
  ⇒ Apalus
0Species
GenusHapalus
Illiger, 1801
  ⇒ Apalus
38Species
GenusHoplozonitis
Blackburn, 1892
1Species
GenusHorianella
Rafinesque, 1815
  ⇒ Horia
0Species
GenusIletica
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusIndiolytta
Selander, 1960
  ⇒ Lytta
0Species
GenusIodema
Pascoe, 1860
  ⇒ Tetraonyx
1Species
GenusIsopentra
Mulsant & Rey, 1858
0Species
GenusJodema
Pascoe, 1862
  ⇒ Tetraonyx
0Species
GenusLachnabris
Kuzin, 1954
  ⇒ Mylabris
0Species
GenusLampromeloe
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusLasiomeloë
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusLasiomeloe
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusLeonidia
Cockerell, 1900
0Species
GenusLibycisca
Kuzin, 1954
0Species
GenusLinsleyina
Selander, 1955
  ⇒ Linsleya
0Species
GenusListromeloë
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusListromeloe
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Meloe
0Species
GenusLitta
Fabricius, 1787
  ⇒ Lytta
1Species
GenusLongizonitis
Pan & Bologna, 2018
1Species
GenusLybicisca
Kuzin, 1954
0Species
GenusLydoenas
Reitter, 1894
0Species
GenusLydopsis
Martinez Escalera, 1914
0Species
GenusMaculicauta
Dillon, 1952
0Species
GenusMauritabris
Pardo Alcaide, 1969
0Species
GenusMeganemognatha
Enns, 1956
0Species
GenusMeioe
Fuessly, 1775
0Species
GenusMelittophagus
Kirby & Spence, 1828
0Species
GenusMeloedubius
0Species
GenusMeloegonius
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusMeloenellus
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusMeloides
Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783 Mitterpacher, 1783
  ⇒ Cerocoma (Cerocoma)
1Species
GenusMelve
Fischer de Waldheim, 1803
0Species
GenusMesocerocoma
Kaszab, 1951
0Species
GenusMesogorbata
Pardo Alcaide, 1954
0Species
GenusMesolaevigata
Pardo Alcaide, 1954
0Species
GenusMesolytta
Kaszab, 1962
4Species
GenusMesomeloe
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusMesopunctata
Pardo Alcaide, 1954
0Species
GenusMesorbata
Pardo Alcaide, 1954
0Species
GenusMesoscutata
Pardo Alcaide, 1954
0Species
GenusMesosulcata
0Species
GenusMesotaeniata
Pardo Alcaide, 1955
0Species
GenusMetacerocoma
Kaszab, 1951
0Species
GenusMeteletica
Kaszab, 1955
0Species
GenusMicrabris
Kuzin, 1954
0Species
GenusMicroentomus
Poinar, 2015
1Species
GenusMicromeloë
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusMicromeloe
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusMimovesperus
Pic, 1923
1Species
GenusMonabris
Kuzin, 1954
0Species
GenusMyloetyphlus
0Species
GenusNamibeletica
Bologna, Amore & Pitzalis, 2018
1Species
GenusNamylabris
1Species
GenusNeabris
Kaszab, 1958
0Species
GenusNegalius
Casey, 1891
  ⇒ Phodaga
1Species
GenusNematognatha
Gemminger & Harold, 1870
0Species
GenusNemognata
Sturm, 1826
1Species
GenusNemognathus
Latreille in Cuvier, 1829
0Species
GenusNeozonitis
Enns, 1956
0Species
GenusNomaspis
LeConte, 1866
  ⇒ Epicauta (Epicauta)
1Species
GenusOenasium
Rafinesque, 1815
0Species
GenusOnychoctenus
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusOnychtenus
Wellman, 1910
0Species
GenusPaniculolytta
Selander, 1960
0Species
GenusParalytta
Selander, 1960
0Species
GenusParamimesthes
Bologna, Amore & Pitzalis, 2018
1Species
GenusParatetraonyx
Kaszab, 1959
0Species
GenusParazonitis
Enns, 1956
0Species
GenusPardolydus
Bologna in Bologna & Aloisi, 1992
0Species
GenusPauronemognatha
Enns, 1956
0Species
GenusPicella
Denier, 1933
0Species
GenusPleuropompha
LeConte, 1862
  ⇒ Epicauta (Epicauta)
1Species
GenusPoreospasta
Horn, 1868
1Species
GenusPrionololytta
Borchmann, 1928
0Species
GenusProeletica
Kaszab, 1955
0Species
GenusProletica
Kaszab, 1955
0Species
GenusPronemognatha
Enns, 1956
0Species
GenusProscarabaeus
Schrank, 1781
  ⇒ Meloe (Meloe)
2Species
GenusProtmeloe
0Species
GenusPsaldolytta
0Species
GenusPseudolytta
Selander, 1960
0Species
GenusPulchrazonitis
Bologna, Turco & Pinto, 2013
0Species
GenusRusadiria
Pardo Alcaide, 1954
1Species
GenusSagitta
Escherich, 1895
1Species
GenusSchretteria
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusSchroetteria
Reitter, 1911
1Species
GenusSchrotteria
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusSchrötteria
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusSibuteletica
Pic, 1913
0Species
GenusSinhoria
Pic, 1913
0Species
GenusSitaropsis
Yablokov-Khnzoryan, 1958
0Species
GenusSomalolydus
Bologna in Bologna & Aloisi, 1992
0Species
GenusSphenabris
Kuzin, 1954
0Species
GenusSpinabris
Pan, Wang & Ren, 2010
0Species
GenusStenoderina
Aksentjev, 1988
0Species
GenusStenoderistella
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusSubmeloegonius
Pliginskii, 1935
0Species
GenusTaphromeloe
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusTetraonycholytta
Denier, 1933
0Species
GenusTigrabris
Kuzin, 1954
0Species
GenusTrapezimeloe
Pliginskii, 1935
0Species
GenusTreiodons
Dugès, 1869
0Species
GenusTreiodous
Dugès, 1869
1Species
GenusTreiodus
0Species
GenusTricranioides
Lucas, 1920
0Species
GenusTriungulinus
Dufour, 1828
2Species
GenusZitunabris
Pardo-Alcaide, 1969
0Species
GenusZonabris
Harold, 1879
  ⇒ Hycleus
272Species
GenusZonites
Montfort, 1810
13Species
GenusZonitides
Abeille de Perrin, 1880
1Species
GenusZonitodaema
Pic, 1913
0Species
GenusZonitoides
Fairmaire, 1883
0Species
GenusZonitopsis
Wellman, 1910
1Species

Synonyms
Horiidae (Latreille, 1802)
Melooidea (Westwood, 1844)
Tetraonychidae (Böving & Craighead, 1931)
Tetraonycidae (Böving & Craighead, 1931)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Meloidae
GermanBlasenkäfer, Ölkäfer
EnglishBlister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
DutchBlaarkevers, Blaartrekkenden, Oliekevers
DanishOliebiller
SwedishOljebaggar
FinnishToukohärät
NorwegianOljebiller


Distribution and Species lists of Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810
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Afghanistan
17 Genera  80 Species
Albania
13 Genera  35 Species
Algeria
29 Genera  98 Species
Andorra
4 Genera  5 Species
Angola
20 Genera  97 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
9 Genera  12 Species
Argentina
32 Genera  177 Species
Armenia
7 Genera  16 Species
Australia
24 Genera  141 Species
Austria
16 Genera  44 Species
Azerbaijan
6 Genera  11 Species
Belarus
5 Genera  6 Species
Belgium
12 Genera  21 Species
Belize
11 Genera  30 Species
Benin
2 Genera  1 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  0 Species
Bolivia
7 Genera  28 Species
Botswana
10 Genera  2 Species
Brazil
23 Genera  140 Species
Bulgaria
17 Genera  54 Species
Burundi
4 Genera  9 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
5 Genera  11 Species
Canada
10 Genera  59 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  2 Species
Central African Republic
8 Genera  38 Species
Chad
4 Genera  6 Species
Chile
16 Genera  41 Species
China
20 Genera  101 Species
Colombia
11 Genera  32 Species
Costa Rica
12 Genera  31 Species
Croatia
7 Genera  8 Species
Cuba
4 Genera  7 Species
Cyprus
7 Genera  14 Species
Czech Republic
13 Genera  34 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 Genera  140 Species
Denmark
8 Genera  12 Species
Djibouti
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  3 Species
East Timor
15 Genera  67 Species
Ecuador
7 Genera  5 Species
Egypt
22 Genera  67 Species
El Salvador
8 Genera  35 Species
Eritrea
4 Genera  10 Species
Estonia
9 Genera  12 Species
Ethiopia
14 Genera  36 Species
Finland
9 Genera  15 Species
France
22 Genera  65 Species
Gabon
5 Genera  12 Species
Gambia
9 Genera  18 Species
Georgia
12 Genera  47 Species
Germany
18 Genera  45 Species
Ghana
6 Genera  9 Species
Greece
24 Genera  100 Species
Guatemala
10 Genera  29 Species
Guinea
11 Genera  21 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  0 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  5 Species
Haiti
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
3 Genera  8 Species
Hungary
17 Genera  54 Species
Iceland
5 Genera  5 Species
India
35 Genera  213 Species
Indonesia
21 Genera  97 Species
Iran
15 Genera  27 Species
Iraq
6 Genera  7 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  5 Species
Israel
26 Genera  112 Species
Italy
22 Genera  82 Species
Ivory Coast
5 Genera  12 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
13 Genera  34 Species
Jordan
17 Genera  63 Species
Kazakhstan
18 Genera  100 Species
Kenya
17 Genera  40 Species
Kiribati
8 Genera  42 Species
Kuwait
1 Genus  0 Species
Kyrgyzstan
5 Genera  20 Species
Laos
6 Genera  9 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  7 Species
Lebanon
20 Genera  62 Species
Lesotho
6 Genera  7 Species
Liberia
3 Genera  1 Species
Libya
2 Genera  2 Species
Liechtenstein
5 Genera  6 Species
Lithuania
2 Genera  2 Species
Luxembourg
7 Genera  11 Species
Madagascar
11 Genera  16 Species
Malawi
12 Genera  12 Species
Malaysia
5 Genera  4 Species
Mali
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritania
3 Genera  6 Species
Mauritius
5 Genera  5 Species
Mexico
21 Genera  260 Species
Micronesia
9 Genera  43 Species
Moldova
2 Genera  2 Species
Mongolia
13 Genera  39 Species
Montenegro
3 Genera  3 Species
Morocco
27 Genera  105 Species
Mozambique
12 Genera  30 Species
Myanmar
4 Genera  6 Species
Namibia
28 Genera  79 Species
Nauru
2 Genera  4 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
14 Genera  26 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  2 Species
Nicaragua
10 Genera  26 Species
Niger
3 Genera  3 Species
Nigeria
6 Genera  4 Species
Niue
3 Genera  3 Species
North Korea
2 Genera  1 Species
Norway
10 Genera  17 Species
Oman
8 Genera  17 Species
Pakistan
4 Genera  6 Species
Palau
1 Genus  0 Species
Palestine
8 Genera  10 Species
Panama
10 Genera  24 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  3 Species
Paraguay
7 Genera  16 Species
Peru
14 Genera  35 Species
Philippines
7 Genera  8 Species
Poland
12 Genera  28 Species
Portugal
17 Genera  40 Species
Republic of the Congo
5 Genera  8 Species
Republic South Africa
32 Genera  212 Species
Romania
17 Genera  54 Species
Russia
19 Genera  68 Species
Rwanda
7 Genera  6 Species
Saint Lucia
20 Genera  75 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
7 Genera  30 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
20 Genera  60 Species
Senegal
11 Genera  63 Species
Serbia
11 Genera  19 Species
Seychelles
2 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
10 Genera  24 Species
Slovakia
15 Genera  38 Species
Slovenia
12 Genera  26 Species
Solomon Islands
4 Genera  3 Species
Somalia
5 Genera  8 Species
Somaliland
8 Genera  20 Species
South Korea
6 Genera  18 Species
Spain
28 Genera  92 Species
Sri Lanka
9 Genera  21 Species
Sudan
7 Genera  12 Species
Suriname
4 Genera  4 Species
Sweden
11 Genera  18 Species
Switzerland
16 Genera  41 Species
Syria
19 Genera  84 Species
Taiwan
10 Genera  25 Species
Tajikistan
5 Genera  5 Species
Tanzania
16 Genera  41 Species
Thailand
7 Genera  12 Species
Togo
6 Genera  5 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
16 Genera  69 Species
Tunisia
11 Genera  14 Species
Turkey
32 Genera  207 Species
Turkmenistan
12 Genera  26 Species
Uganda
8 Genera  15 Species
Ukraine
9 Genera  15 Species
United Arab Emirates
9 Genera  14 Species
United Kingdom
26 Genera  82 Species
Uruguay
2 Genera  6 Species
USA
43 Genera  511 Species
Uzbekistan
15 Genera  73 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  2 Species
Venezuela
6 Genera  17 Species
Vietnam
3 Genera  4 Species
Yemen
11 Genera  32 Species
Zambia
9 Genera  15 Species
Zimbabwe
21 Genera  54 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Grasslands


Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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