This paper reviews the 77 Old World genera of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae).
Included is a key to genera and a synopsis of each genus. The generic synopses …

Various methods exist for collecting pollinating insects; however, colored bowl traps, vane
traps, and sweep netting are among the most commonly used approaches, and may yield …

One of the most recent classifications of Meloidae is based on the assumption that phoretic
first‐instar larvae evolved twice in the family, once in Meloinae and again in …

Meloid beetles are well characterised by both morphological and biological features.
Previous phylogenetic hypotheses based on morphological characters assumed the …

The seven Australasian genera of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Nemognathinae)
are reviewed. Included are a key to genera, generic synopses and descriptions of two new …

Meloidae is a beetle family with about 3000 species divided into three subfamilies and 16
tribes. Included is the tribe Lyttini containing 33 genera and about 400 species. However …

Flightless, phoretic insects of the tribe Meloini include several widespread species able to
inhabit both mainland and oceanic and continental islands. Relationships between phoretic …

The blister beetle is an important resource insect due to its defensive substance cantharidin,
which was widely used in pharmacology and plant protection. We determined the complete …

Nemognathinae is the most widespread subfamily of Meloidae, with~ 600 species, and
includes the only blister beetles distributed in Australia and on islands of the western Pacific …

Distribution. The Meloidae, commonly known as blister beetles, are virtually cosmopolitan,
absent only from New Zealand, Antarctica and most Polynesian islands (see Table 1). There …