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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1059
2461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
924
2086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
28
389
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
7
57
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
10 Genera with 25 Species
Ceroctis Marseul, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Eletica Dejean, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1777Burning Blister Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18004SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1792Oil Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Sybaris Stephens, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
25 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ceroctis swartzi Billberg, 1813
Eletica (Eletica) nigricolor Pic, 1913
Eletica (Eletica) waterhousei Thomas, 1893
Epicauta (Epicauta) indiana Kaszab, 1956
Epicauta (Epicauta) leonensis Pic, 1913
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Hycleus affinis (Billberg, 1813)⇒ Lasiostola affinis Kraatz, 1882
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hycleus polymorphus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hycleus terminatus Illiger, 1800
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta vesicatoria vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Eurymeloe) baudii Leoni, 1907
Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis Panzer, 1793Short-necked Oil Beetle
Meloe brevicollis brevicollis Panzer, 1793
Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus Marsham, 1802Rugged Oil-beetle
Meloe (Eurymeloe) scabriusculus (Brandt & Eri..., 1832)⇒ Meloe baudii Leoni, 1907
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled 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, 1802Violet oil beetle
Meloe (Meloegonius) cicatricosus Leach, 1815
Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis (A. G. Olivier, 1797)⇒ Meloe rugosus Marsham, 1802
Meloe autumnalis autumnalis Olivier, 1792
Mylabris (Mylabris) variabilis (Pallas, 1782)⇒ Hycleus polymorphus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Psalydolytta cineracea Mäklin, 1875
Psalydolytta rossii Bologna, 1994
Sybaris ictericus Gyllenhal, 1817
Zonitoschema nigroapicalis Pic, 1948
Zonitoschema rhobompana Pic, 1911

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
1
2
Genus
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