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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
707
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
12
168
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
17
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
17 Genera with 24 Species
Actenodia Laporte de C..., 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1777Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Iselma Haag-Rutenberg, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1758Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mimesthes Marseul, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 06SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolytta Kaszab, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitodema Péringuey, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
24 Species
Ceroctis capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Ceroctis gyllenhalli Billberg, 1813
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Hycleus amoenus Marseul, 1872
Hycleus lavaterae Fabricius, 1801
Hycleus lunatus Pallas, 1781
Hycleus plagiatus Pallas, 1782
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hycleus tripunctatus Thunberg, 1791
Iselma brunneipes Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta hirsuta
Lytta lineola (Klug, 1825)⇒ Tetraonyx lineola Klug, 1825
Meloe cichorii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mylabris lavaterae Fabricius, 1801
Mimesthes karooensis Bologna, 2000
Mylabris (Micrabris) connata Rey, 1892
Mylabris (Micrabris) flexuosa A. G. Olivier, 1811
Mylabris (Mylabris) duodecimguttata Erichson, 1843
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris pustulata Thunberg, 1821Arhap blister beetle
Mylabris quadrifasciata
Prolytta capensis Kaszab, 1967
Prolytta coriacea Kaszab, 1967
Zonitodema ruficeps Péringuey, 1888

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
1
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