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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
1425
4295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
149
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 20 Species
Australozonitis Bologna, Tur..., 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1858Burning Blister Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1793Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epicauta (Epicauta) abadona Skinner, 1904Stripped epicauta
Epicauta (Epicauta) carmelita Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) dubia (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Pimelia dubia Faldermann, 1837
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) arizonica Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Lytta (Lytta) caraganae Pallas, 1781
Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis Panzer, 1793Short-necked Oil Beetle
Meloe brevicollis brevicollis Panzer, 1793
Mylabris (Eumylabris) calida Pallas, 1782
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) punctulata LeConte, 1853
Zonitis (Zonitis) atriceps Fauvel, 1905
Zonitis (Zonitis) flava Fabricius, 1775
Zonitis (Zonitis) melanoptera (Wellman, 1910)⇒ Zonitomorpha melanoptera Fairmaire, 1894
Zonitis (Zonitis) nigripennis (Fauvel, 1905)⇒ Zonitis flava Fabricius, 1775
Zonitomorpha melanoptera Fairmaire, 1894
Zonitoschema bradleyi Mohamedsaid, 1981
Zonitoschema hebridesiensis Mohamedsaid, 1981
Zonitoschema megalops Fairmaire, 1883
Zonitoschema vonhayekae Mohamedsaid, 1981

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
10
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