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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
831
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
729
1797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
19
301
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
6
40
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
12
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
12 Genera with 12 Species
Ceroctis Marseul, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Cissites Latreille, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Eletica Dejean, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1854Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimesthes Marseul, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
12 Species
Ceroctis capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Cissites cephalotes Olivier, 1795
Cyaneolytta granulipennis Laporte, 1840
Eletica (Eletica) atricolor Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) mwangweana Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) ochraceicolor Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) quarrei Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) seydeli Kaszab, 1955
Epicauta (Epicauta) velata Gerstaecker, 1854
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) tristigma (Gerstaecker, 1854)⇒ Hycleus tristigma Gerstacker, 1854
Psalydolytta brittoni Kaszab, 1954

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
3
1
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