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Checklist for Tribe Meloini Gyllenhal, 1810
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
921
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
684
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
308
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
34
277
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
19
163
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
9
25
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
7
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
6
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
1 Genera with 4 Species
Meloe Linnaeus, 1782Oil Beetle5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled oil beetle
Meloe variegatus variegatus Donovan, 1793
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Meloe (Meloegonius) cicatricosus Leach, 1815
Meloe (Taphromeloe) erythrocnemus Pallas, 1782


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