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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1270
4184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
1029
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
29
466
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
10
67
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
14
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
14 Genera with 36 Species
Actenodia Laporte de C..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Afrospasta Bologna, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Cabalia Mulsant & Rey, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Coryna Förster, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1883Burning Blister Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Lydoceras Marseul, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1849Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 191312SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 19425SpeciesTaxom
Steniselma Borchmann, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
36 Species
Actenodia cerrutii Bologna, 1978
Afrospasta borana Bologna, 1995
Cabalia aethiopica Kaszab, 1981
Coryna apicicornis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Hycleus apicicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Epicauta (Epicauta) hydrocephala Fairmaire, 1893
Epicauta (Epicauta) rubricollis Reiche, 1850
Epicauta (Epicauta) spinicornis Pic, 1911
Epicauta (Epicauta) spurcaticollis Fairmaire, 1883
Hycleus abyssinica Marseul, 1872
Hycleus apicicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Hycleus beccarii Marseul, 1871
Hycleus designatus Reiche, 1849
Hycleus flavoguttata Reiche, 1849
Lytta (Lytta) meloidea Fairmaire, 1883
Meloe (Afromeloe) lefevrei Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) coryniformis Pic, 1913
Mylabris (Mylabris) dicincta Bertoloni, 1850
Mylabris (Mylabris) dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) discorufescens Pic, 1913
Mylabris (Mylabris) flavoguttata (Reiche, 1850)⇒ Hycleus flavoguttata Reiche, 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) haemacta Fairmaire, 1888
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) submetalliceps Pic, 1913
Mylabris (Mylabris) vestita Reiche, 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) viridescens Pic, 1908
Mylabris (Mylabris) viridimetallica Pic, 1913
Psalydolytta gridelli Kaszab, 1954
Psalydolytta hirtipes Kaszab, 1954
Psalydolytta leprieuri Mäklin, 1875
Psalydolytta nyassensis Kaszab, 1954
Psalydolytta remedellii Borchmann, 1942
Steniselma carpanetoi Bologna, 1990
Synhoria crouzeti Fairmaire, 1894
Zonitis (Zonitis) abyssinica Fairmaire, 1882
Zonitis (Zonitis) henoni Fairmaire, 1893

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
10
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
3
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