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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
46
1209
2972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
180
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
17
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
17 Genera with 57 Species
Apalus Fabricius, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Ceriselma Borchmann, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Coryna Förster, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Eletica Dejean, 195512SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1844Burning Blister Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18367SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Lydus Dejean, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1897Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 187910SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 19094SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apalus gibbicollis Borchmann, 1910
Apalus tanganyikanus Kaszab, 1981
Ceriselma methneri Borchmann, 1942
Ceroctis madibirensis Borchmann, 1911
Ceroctis manowa Pic, 1913
Coryna katonensis (Pic, 1913)⇒ Hycleus katonensis Pic, 1913
Cyaneolytta granulipennis Laporte, 1840
Cyaneolytta iridescens Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Cyaneolytta resplendens Laporte, 1840
Cyaneolytta signifrons Fåhraeus, 1870
Eletica (Eletica) atricolor Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) coarctata Kolbe, 1886
Eletica (Eletica) kolbei Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) namupana Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) ochraceipes Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) posticemaculata Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) rugiceps Ancey, 1880
Eletica (Eletica) seminigriceps Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) seydeli Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) sticheli Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) suahela Kaszab, 1955
Eletica (Eletica) usanguana Kaszab, 1955
Epicauta (Epicauta) albovittata Gestro, 1878
Epicauta (Epicauta) manovana Pic, 1913
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufifrons Fåhraeus, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) strangulata Gerstaecker, 1854
Epicauta limbata (Redtenbacher, 1844)⇒ Lytta limbata limbata afghanica Ka..., 1981
Hycleus auritina Pic, 1913
Hycleus caligifer Borchmann, 1911
Hycleus dubiosus Marseul, 1870
Hycleus katonensis Pic, 1913
Hycleus lutelineata Pic, 1912
Hycleus sinuatolineata Pic, 1912
Hycleus tenerus Germar, 1836
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) picticollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lydomorphus (Somalolydus) masaicus Kaszab, 1960
Lydus melanurus (Hope, 1831)⇒ Lytta melanurus Hope, 1831
Lytta limbata limbata afghanica Ka..., 1981
Lytta (Indiolytta) melanurus Hope, 1831
Meloe (Afromeloe) monticola Kolbe, 1897
Mylabris (Mylabris) aperta Gerstaecker, 1873
Mylabris (Mylabris) bihumerosa Marseul, 1872
Mylabris (Mylabris) dicincta Bertoloni, 1850
Mylabris (Mylabris) manowensis Pic, 1910
Mylabris (Mylabris) marschalli Borchmann, 1911
Mylabris (Mylabris) postsexmaculata Pic, 1913
Mylabris (Mylabris) praestans Gerstaecker, 1871
Mylabris (Mylabris) subelongata Pic, 1910
Mylabris amplectens (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Mylabris bihumerosa Marseul, 1872
Mylabris bipartita (Marsham, 1879)⇒ Hycleus dubiosus Marseul, 1870
Psalydolytta atripes Borchmann, 1942
Psalydolytta lorigera Gerstaecker, 1854
Zonitomorpha lemoulti Pic, 1910
Zonitoschema alluaudi Pic, 1913
Zonitoschema latipennis Pic, 1909
Zonitoschema leleupi Kaszab, 1960
Zonitoschema seminigra Pic, 1909

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
11
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
4
7
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