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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
154
6620
40223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
139
6058
34560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
75
3710
18410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
24
697
3795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
46
516
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
28
375
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
2
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
2 Genera with 38 Species
Meloe Linnaeus, 1866Oil Beetle37SpeciesTaxom
Spastonyx Selander, 18702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Meloe (Eurymeloe) aleuticus Borchmann, 1942
Meloe (Lampromeloe) cavensis L. Petagna, 1819
Meloe (Lasiomeloe) olivieri Chevrolat, 1833
Meloe (Listromeloe) hungarus Schrank von ..., 1776
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
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) 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) 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
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