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Checklist for Tribe Meloini Gyllenhal, 1810
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
162
8327
62388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
145
7661
54713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
77
4719
28886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
24
833
5491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
48
716
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
29
534
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
2
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
2 Genera with 45 Species
Meloe Linnaeus, 1776Oil Beetle44SpeciesTaxom
Spastonyx Selander, 18702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
45 Species and 2 Subspecies
Meloe (Eurymeloe) aleuticus Borchmann, 1942
Meloe (Eurymeloe) gracillicornis Champion, 1891
Meloe (Eurymeloe) servulus Bates, 1879
Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis L. Petagna, 1819
Meloe (Lasiomeloe) olivieri Chevrolat, 1833
Meloe (Listromeloe) hungarus Schrank von ..., 1776
Meloe (Meloe) afer Bland, 1864
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Meloe (Meloe) barbarus LeConte, 1861
Meloe (Meloe) bitoricollis Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) californicus Van Dyke, 1928Duck barnacle
Meloe (Meloe) campanicollis Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) carbonaceus LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Meloe) dianella Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) dugesi Champion, 1891
Meloe (Meloe) exiguus Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) franciscanus Van Dyke, 1928Duck barnacle
Meloe (Meloe) impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) kirbyi Dillon, 1952
Meloe (Meloe) moerens LeConte, 1853
Meloe (Meloe) montanus LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Meloe) nebulosus Pinto, 1970
Meloe (Meloe) niger (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) nigra (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Epicauta pensylvanica De Geer, 1775
Meloe (Meloe) occultus Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) paropacus Dillon, 1952
Meloe (Meloe) perplexus LeConte, 1853
Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Meloe) quadricollis (Van Dyke, 1928)⇒ Meloe californicus Van Dyke, 1928
Meloe (Meloe) rugipennis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Meloe) strigulosus Mannerheim, 1852
Meloe (Meloe) vandykei Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Meloe (Meloegonius) rufiventris Germar, 1832
Meloe rufiventris rufiventris Germar, 1817
Meloe (Treiodous) afer (Bland, 1864)⇒ Oenas afer Linnaeus, 1767
Meloe (Treiodous) ajax Pinto, 1998
Meloe (Treiodous) barbarus LeConte, 1861
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Meloe (Treiodous) opacus LeConte, 1861
Meloe (Treiodous) tinctus LeConte, 1866
Meloe cerocoma Sulzer, 1776
Spastonyx macswaini Selander, 1954
Spastonyx nemognathoides G. Horn, 1870


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