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Meloe
Meloe violaceus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Family:
Meloidae
Subfamily:
Meloinae
Tribe:
Meloini
Genus:
Meloe Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text
Synonyms
List
Afromeloe Schmidt, 1913
Alveomeloe Pripisnova, 1986
Anchomeloe Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1983
Chiromeloë Reitter, 1911
Cnestocera Thomson, 1859
Cnetocera Reitter, 1911
Coeloemeloe
Coelomeloë Reitter, 1911
Desertimeloe Kaszab, 1964
Lampromeloe Reitter, 1911
Lasiomeloë Reitter, 1911
Listromeloë Reitter, 1911
Meioe Fuessly, 1775
Melittophagus Kirby & Spence, 1828
Meloedubius
Meloegonius Reitter, 1911
Meloenellus Reitter, 1911
Melve Fischer de Waldheim, 1803
Micromeloë Reitter, 1911
Proscarabaeus Schrank, 1781
Submeloegonius Pliginskii, 1935
Taphromeloe Reitter, 1911
Trapezimeloe Pliginskii, 1935
Treiodous Dugès, 1869
Treiodus
Triungulinus Dufour, 1828
Meloe is a genus of blister beetles commonly referred to as oil beetles.[1] The name derives from their defensive strategy: when threatened by collectors or predators they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints (legs, neck, and antennae). This fluid is bright orange and contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical compound. Wiping the chemical on skin can cause blistering and painful swelling of the skin. This defensive strategy is not exclusive to this genus; all meloids possess and exude cantharidin upon threat.
Meloe is a genus of blister beetles commonly referred to as oil beetles. The name derives from their defensive strategy: when threatened by collectors...
Meloe proscarabaeus is a European oil beetle. It lives in meadows, field margins and other warm sites in all but the far north of the continent. It lacks...
Meloe americanus is a type of blister beetle (Meloidae) found in North America. It is most relevant to the fields of agriculture and veterinary medicine...
Meloe violaceus, the violet oil beetle, is a species of oil beetle belonging to the family Meloidae subfamily Meloinae. These beetles are present in most...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meloe angusticollis. Wikispecies has information related to Meloe. "Meloe angusticollis". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
therefore of different forms. Unlike the larvae of beetles of the genus Meloe, the first stage larva does not cling on to a potential host, but has to...
Meloe niger, the black meloe, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe niger Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Meloe impressus is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe impressus Species Information". BugGuide.net...
Meloe dianella is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe dianella Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
Meloe barbarus is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe barbarus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
Meloe brevicollis is a European oil beetle. It is also known as the short-necked oil beetle. It had been thought that the beetle had been extinct in the...
Meloe variegatus is a European oil beetle. It is commonly known as the variegated oil beetle. Adult beetles feed on leaves and can be pests of crops,...
Meloe bitoricollis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe bitoricollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
were included in the genus Meloe, which is treated in the tribe Meloini; the placement of what was previously called Meloe majalis instead in a genus...
Meloe campanicollis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe campanicollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Meloe carbonaceus is a species of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe carbonaceus Species Information". BugGuide...
Meloe ajax is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Meloe ajax Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved...
Meloe strigulosus is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Meloe strigulosus Report"...
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potters and mud daubers. Some species of beetle are kleptoparasites, as well. Meloe americanus larvae are known to enter bee nests and feed on the provisions...
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