Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 501
7087
22038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 499
7082
22032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 481
6999
21791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 301
5800
19585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 74
1976
6207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 68
1724
5187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 35
885
2017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles | 11
131
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Meloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles | 17
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
17 Genera with 40 Species | Apalus Fabricius, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceroctis Marseul, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coryna Förster, 1854 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eletica Dejean, 1955 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epicauta Dejean, 1854 | Burning Blister Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hycleus Latreille, 1836 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lytta Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloe Linnaeus, 1802 | Oil Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylabris Fabricius, 1910 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nemognatha Illiger, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psalydolytta Péringuey, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sitaris Latreille, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somalarthrocera Turco & Bologna, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sybaris Stephens, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zonitodema Péringuey, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
40 Species | Apalus gibbicollis Borchmann, 1910 | | | Apalus robustus Pic, 1913 | | | Ceroctis vellerosa Thomas, 1897 | | | Coryna apicicornis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847) | ⇒ Hycleus apicicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | | Coryna dorsalis (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Hycleus apicicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | | Coryna lanuginosa (Gerstaeker, 1854) | ⇒ Hycleus mylabroides Laporte, 1840 | | Cyaneolytta purpureovittata Borchmann, 1911 | | | Eletica (Eletica) gahani Thomas, 1893 | | | Eletica (Eletica) kibweziana Kaszab, 1955 | | | Eletica (Eletica) suahela Kaszab, 1955 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) velata Gerstaecker, 1854 | | | Hycleus apicicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | | | Hycleus chevrolati Beauregard, 1889 | | | Hycleus duodecimpunctatus A. G. Olivier, 1811 | | | Hycleus heynei Pic, 1907 | | | Hycleus jeanneli Pic, 1913 | | | Hycleus mylabroides Laporte, 1840 | | | Hycleus nairobiana Pic, 1913 | | | Hycleus naiwashana Pic, 1908 | | | Hycleus sjoestedti Borchmann, 1910 | | | Hycleus subexcerpta Pic, 1913 | | | Hycleus tavetana Pic, 1913 | | | Hycleus tenerus Germar, 1836 | | | Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802 | Violet oil beetle | | Mylabris (Mylabris) aperta Gerstaecker, 1873 | | | Mylabris (Mylabris) atricornis Linell, 1896 | Delta-spotted Spiketail | | Mylabris (Mylabris) bifasciata De Geer, 1778 | | | Mylabris (Mylabris) bihumerosa Marseul, 1872 | | | Mylabris (Mylabris) escherichi Voigts, 1901 | | | Mylabris (Mylabris) tristigma (Gerstaecker, 1854) | ⇒ Hycleus tristigma Gerstacker, 1854 | | Mylabris (Mylabris) unicincta (Linell, 1869) | ⇒ Myladina unguiculina Reitter, 1889 | | Mylabris amplectens (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Mylabris bihumerosa Marseul, 1872 | | Mylabris sjoestedti (Borchmann, 1910) | ⇒ Hycleus sjoestedti Borchmann, 1910 | | Nemognatha (Nemognatha) peringueyi Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Psalydolytta kittenbergeri Kaszab, 1954 | | | Psalydolytta nyassensis Kaszab, 1954 | | | Sitaris (Sitaris) muralis Förster, 1771 | | | Somalarthrocera savanicola Turco & Bologna, 2008 | | | Sybaris andersoni Pic, 1932 | | | Zonitoschema nigrimembris Pic, 1913 | |
Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Kenya
 | | Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810) |
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