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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
914
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
23
456
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
5
65
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
9 Genera with 15 Species
Ceroctis Marseul, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 0Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Morphozonitis Pic, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 17824SpeciesTaxom
Prionotolytta Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 18402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
15 Species
Ceroctis capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Ceroctis interna (Harold, 1879)⇒ Ceroctis pici Borchmann, 1917
Ceroctis pici Borchmann, 1917
Cyaneolytta gestroi Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Cyaneolytta granulipennis Laporte, 1840
Cyaneolytta resplendens Laporte, 1840
Epicauta lindiana
Hycleus tristigmus Gerstacker, 1854
Mylabris (Mylabris) dicincta Bertoloni, 1850
Mylabris (Mylabris) haemacta Fairmaire, 1888
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) plagiata Pallas, 1782
Psalydolytta grisea Kaszab, 1954
Synhoria cephalotes Olivier, 1793
Synhoria senegalensis Laporte, 1840

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
7
13
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