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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3841
14086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
115
3441
12251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
62
1800
5350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
361
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
17
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
17 Genera with 50 Species
Actenodia Laporte de C..., 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Alosimus Mulsant, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Apalus Fabricius, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Calydus Reitter, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851Desert Spider Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1958Burning Blister Beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18706SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1758Oil Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 191011SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Sitaris Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
50 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alosimus marginicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Apalus bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761
Calydus ater Kaszab, 1960
Cerocoma (Cerocoma) schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cerocoma schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Croscherichia femorata Klug, 1845
Cyaneolytta rubropectus Wellman, 1909
Cysteodemus wislizeni LeConte, 1851Black Bladder-bodied Meloid
Epicauta (Epicauta) aspera Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) bispinosa Werner, 1949
Epicauta (Epicauta) cupraeola Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) flabellicornis Germar, 1817
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) prolifica Wellman, 1909
Epicauta (Epicauta) stuarti LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Epicauta (Macrobasis) atrivittata LeConte, 1854
Epicauta (Macrobasis) languida G. Horn, 1895Rusty green fishlouse
Epicauta (Macrobasis) selanderorum Werner, 1958
Hycleus arlecchinus Bologna, Amo..., 2018
Hycleus dentatus Olivier, 1811
Hycleus designatus Reiche, 1849
Hycleus elendensis Wellamn, 1910
Hycleus flavoguttata Reiche, 1849
Hycleus octodecimmaculatus Marseul, 1870
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta vesicatoria vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758
Lytta (Poreopasta) auriculata G. Horn, 1870Red-eared Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) cyanipennis LeConte, 1851Green Blister Beetle
Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis Panzer, 1793Short-necked Oil Beetle
Meloe brevicollis brevicollis Panzer, 1793
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled oil beetle
Meloe variegatus variegatus Donovan, 1793
Meloe (Meloe) franciscanus Van Dyke, 1928Duck barnacle
Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mordella aradasiana Patti, 1840
Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Meloe schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Mylabris (Eumylabris) aulica Ménétriés, 1832
Mylabris (Eumylabris) calida Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Eumylabris) crocata Pallas, 1781
Mylabris (Micrabris) frolovi Fischer von ..., 1823
Mylabris (Mylabris) burmeisteri Bertoloni, 1850
Mylabris (Mylabris) chisambensis Wellman, 1909
Mylabris (Mylabris) dicincta Bertoloni, 1850
Mylabris (Mylabris) flavoguttata (Reiche, 1850)⇒ Hycleus flavoguttata Reiche, 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) pluvialis Wellman, 1910
Mylabris (Mylabris) quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euzonitis quadrimaculata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) sibylae Wellman, 1910
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) nitidula Enns, 1956
Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Sitaris (Sitaris) muralis Förster, 1771
Zonitomorpha prionocera Wellman, 1908

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
13
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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Meloidae at dyntaxa.se
Meloidae at gbif.org
Meloidae at irmng.org
Meloidae at itis.gov