Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 42
831
2105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 38
729
1795 | 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
| | Family | Meloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles | 12
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
12 Genera with 12 Species | Ceroctis Marseul, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cissites Latreille, 1795 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eletica Dejean, 1955 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epicauta Dejean, 1854 | Burning Blister Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hycleus Latreille, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimesthes Marseul, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylabris Fabricius, 1854 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psalydolytta Péringuey, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Synhoria Kolbe, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
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
 | | Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810) |
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