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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
35
890
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
131
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
17
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
17 Genera with 40 Species
Apalus Fabricius, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Coryna Förster, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eletica Dejean, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1854Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 183612SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1802Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Sitaris Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Somalarthrocera Turco & Bologna, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Sybaris Stephens, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Zonitodema Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19131SpeciesTaxom


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, 1802Violet oil beetle
Mylabris (Mylabris) aperta Gerstaecker, 1873
Mylabris (Mylabris) atricornis Linell, 1896Delta-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
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
11
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
5
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