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Checklist for Subfamily Meloinae Gyllenhal, 1810
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
57
3149
14312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
194
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
23
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
15
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
15 Genera with 62 Species
Acrolytta Kaszab, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Bokermannia Martínez, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brasiliota Kaszab, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1880Burning Blister Beetles39SpeciesTaxom
Epispasta Selander, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Lyttana Pinto & Bologna, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Megalytta Selander, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1793Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Oenas Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Tetraolytta Pic, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
62 Species
Bokermannia aristotelesi Martínez, 1963
Brasiliota herculeana Germar, 1824
Cerocoma (Metacerocoma) schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Epicauta (Epicauta) adspersa Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) aemula Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) anthracina Erichson, 1848
Epicauta (Epicauta) assimilis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) aterrima Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) atomaria Germar, 1821
Epicauta (Epicauta) borgmeieri Denier, 1935
Epicauta (Epicauta) brasilera Selander, 1981
Epicauta (Epicauta) cavernosa Courbon, 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) cervina Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinereus Forster, 1771
Epicauta (Epicauta) courboni Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) excavata Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) fulvipes Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) fumosa Germar, 1824
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) grammica Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) hieroglyphica Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) hypoleuca Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) inconstans Fischer de W..., 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) kraussi Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) laevicollis Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) langei Borchmann, 1930
Epicauta (Epicauta) leopardina Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) luctitera Fairmaire, 1873
Epicauta (Epicauta) nattereri Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigropunctata (Blanchard, 1843)⇒ Epicauta cavernosa Courbon, 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) philaemata Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Epicauta (Epicauta) strigata Gyllenhal, 1817
Epicauta (Epicauta) sulcicollis Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) suturalis Germar, 1821
Epicauta (Epicauta) tenuicollis Pallas, 1782Green blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) vicina (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) vidua (Klug, 1825)⇒ Epicauta courboni Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) weixiensis Tan, 1992
Epicauta (Epicauta) xanthocephala Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Macrobasis) diversicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epispasta abbreviata Klug, 1825
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Lytta (Lytta) abbreviata (Klug, 1825)⇒ Epispasta abbreviata Klug, 1825
Lytta (Lytta) anceps Fischer, 1827
Lytta (Lytta) dimidiata Fischer, 1827
Lytta (Lytta) fissiceps (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Megalytta inflaticeps Beauregard, 1889
Lytta (Lytta) geniculata Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta (Lytta) ochropus Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta (Lytta) xanthomeros Fischer, 1827
Lytta marginata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta cinereus Forster, 1771
Lyttana priapica Pinto & Bologna, 1997
Megalytta inflaticeps Beauregard, 1889
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled oil beetle
Oenas sericeus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Pyrota diadema Klug, 1825
Pyrota elegans Klug, 1825
Pyrota herculeana Germar, 1824
Pyrota signata Klug, 1825
Pyrota virgata Klug, 1825
Tetraolytta gerardi Pic, 1919

Subnodes of Meloinae with occurrences in Brazil
TribeCerocomini
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEpicautini
Denier, 1935
1
39
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLyttini
Solier, 1851
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMylabrini
Rafinesque, 1815
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyrotini
MacSwain, 1956
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Meloinae at artfakta.se
Meloinae at dyntaxa.se
Meloinae at itis.gov