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Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
717
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
511
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
277
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
73
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
9 Genera with 18 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1792Burning Blister Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18002SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1802Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 18216SpeciesTaxom
Sybaris Stephens, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19243SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
18 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigromarginata Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) ocellata Dugès, 1869Atlantic bird squid
Epicauta (Epicauta) oculata Fabricius, 1792
Hycleus terminatus Illiger, 1800
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Mylabris (Mylabris) bifasciata De Geer, 1778
Mylabris (Mylabris) holosericea Klug, 1835
Mylabris (Mylabris) pallipes Olivier, 1811
Mylabris (Mylabris) tibialis Marseul, 1872
Mylabris haemorrhoa (Klug, 1835)⇒ Hycleus terminatus Illiger, 1800
Psalydolytta castaneipennis Mäklin, 1875
Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Psalydolytta fuscicornis Klug, 1835
Psalydolytta substrigata Castelnau, 1840
Psalydolytta vestita Dufour, 1821
Sybaris occidentalis Kaszab, 1981
Zonitoschema griseohirta Pic, 1914
Zonitoschema rubricolor Pic, 1924

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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