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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9575
64497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8867
57388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
74
5679
31524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
22
626
1988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
57
452
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
35
294
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
3
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
3 Genera with 24 Species
Lyttomeloe Denier, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle25SpeciesTaxom
Spastomeloe Selander, 19633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
24 Species and 5 Subspecies
Lyttomeloe saulcyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Meloe (Coelomeloe) tuccius Rossi, 1792
Meloe tuccius tuccius Rossi, 1792
Meloe (Eurymeloe) brevicollis Panzer, 1793Short-necked Oil Beetle
Meloe brevicollis brevicollis Panzer, 1793
Meloe (Eurymeloe) flavicomus Wollaston, 1854
Meloe (Eurymeloe) glazunovi Pliginskij, 1910
Meloe (Eurymeloe) mediterraneus J. Müller, 1925
Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus Marsham, 1802Rugged Oil-beetle
Meloe (Eurymeloe) scutellatus Reitter, 1895
Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis L. Petagna, 1819
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled oil beetle
Meloe variegatus variegatus Donovan, 1793
Meloe (Lasiomeloe) olivieri Chevrolat, 1833
Meloe (Listromeloe) hungarus Schrank von ..., 1776
Meloe (Meloe) proscarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mordella aradasiana Patti, 1840
Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Meloe (Meloe) simplicicornis Escherich, 1889
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Meloe (Meloegonius) cicatricosus Leach, 1815
Meloe (Mesomeloe) coelatus Reiche, 1857
Meloe (Micromeloe) uralensis Pallas, 1773
Meloe (Taphromeloe) erythrocnemus Pallas, 1782
Meloe (Treiodous) autumnalis (A. G. Olivier, 1797)⇒ Meloe rugosus Marsham, 1802
Meloe autumnalis autumnalis Olivier, 1792
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Spastomeloe formosus Selander, 1985
Spastomeloe singularis Selander, 1985
Spastomeloe weyrauchi Kaszab, 1963


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