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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1563
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1347
3256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
40
728
1240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
120
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
9
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
9 Genera with 21 Species
Cissites Latreille, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eletica Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1880Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Horia Fabricius, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1903Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 18217SpeciesTaxom
Sybaris Stephens, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
21 Species
Cissites debyi Fairmaire, 1885
Eletica (Meteletica) testacea Olivier, 1789
Epicauta (Epicauta) haematoccphala Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Amazon Darner
Horia debyi Fairmaire, 1885
Horia fabriciana Betrem, 1929
Hycleus balteata Pallas, 1782
Hycleus phaleratus Pallas, 1781
Hycleus rouxi Laporte de C..., 1840
Meloe (Afromeloe) trapeziderus Gahan, 1903
Mylabris (Mylabris) alternata Harold, 1870
Mylabris (Mylabris) humeralis Walker, 1858
Mylabris (Mylabris) orientalis Marseul, 1872
Mylabris (Mylabris) plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) recognita Walker, 1859
Mylabris (Mylabris) thunbergi (Billberg, 1813)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris pustulata Thunberg, 1821Arhap blister beetle
Sybaris nigrifinis Walker, 1858
Sybaris praeustus L. Redtenbacher, 1844
Sybaris testaceus Fabricius, 1792
Sybaris yakkala Mohamedsaid, 1979
Zonitoschema krombeini Mohamedsaid, 1979

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
3
4
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