Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 35
458
1067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 32
410
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 13
79
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles | 5
21
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Meloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesotho
6 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Lesotho
7 Species and 4 Subspecies | Apalus bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Hycleus lunatus Pallas, 1781 | | | Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Blister Beetle | | Lytta vesicatoria vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis Panzer, 1793 | Short-necked Oil Beetle | | Meloe brevicollis brevicollis Panzer, 1793 | | | Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793 | Speckled oil beetle | | Meloe variegatus variegatus Donovan, 1793 | | | Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Mordella aradasiana Patti, 1840 | | Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802 | Violet oil beetle |
Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Lesotho
 | | Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810) |
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