Meloe Linnaeus, 1758
(blister beetles, oil beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle
(Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 21 images 1 ident. refs
Meloe violaceus
Violet Oil-beetle
Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 36 images
[Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus]
a species aggregate of beetles
Male (Click to open)
 		Informal 2 subtaxa 57 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMeloe (blister beetles, oil beetles)
FamilyMELOIDAE (oil beetles)
SuperfamilyTENEBRIONOIDEA (narrow timber beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the field Buglife 2011 Join the hunt for amazing oil beetles
Ramsay, A. 2002 British oil beetles British Wildlife Vol 14, No 1: 27-30.
in the field() Walters, J. 2013 Join the hunt for amazing oil beetles

Triungulin Larvae

Walters, J. 2011 Oil Beetle triungulin larvae johnwalters.co.uk/research/oil-beetle-triungulin-larvae.php

Meloe (blister beetles, oil beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Meloe (blister beetles, oil beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Meloe (blister beetles, oil beetles)
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