Comparative genomics provides insights into molecular adaptation to hypermetamorphosis and cantharidin metabolism in blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

A Riccieri, L Spagoni, M Li, P Franchini… - Integrative …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) are currently subdivided into three
subfamilies: Eleticinae (a basal group), Nemognathinae, and Meloinae. These are all …

New insights on the rare blind blister beetle genus Meloetyphlus (Coleoptera: Meloidae): occurrence in Colombia, SEM larval description, and molecular …

A Di Giulio, T Kondo, MA Bologna… - Annals of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Meloetyphlus Waterhouse is a monotypic genus of Meloidae ascribed to the tribe
Tetraonycini, subfamily Meloinae. As for most blister beetles, its first-instar larvae (or …

Contributions to the Knowledge of Nemognathinae (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from China

S Wang, Y Sun, L Lü, Z Pan - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Nemognathinae is notable for its high diversity in Meloidae, yet our
knowledge about its species in China remains restricted. Here, we describe a new genus …

Endemic and cryptic: different biogeographic histories of three Italian blister beetles of the genus Meloe (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Meloinae: Meloini)

A Riccieri, L Spagoni, MA Bologna - Insect Systematics and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The Italian geographic region is characterized by complex and diversified biogeographic
patterns and is represented by a high number of endemic species. Endemic species …

[HTML][HTML]  On the nomenclatural status of type genera in Coleoptera (Insecta)

P Bouchard, Y Bousquet, AE Davies, C Cai - ZooKeys, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract More than 4700 nominal family-group names (including names for fossils and
ichnotaxa) are nomenclaturally available in the order Coleoptera. Since each family-group …

Taxonomic and faunistic study of four almost unknown Brazilian Meloidae (Coleoptera)

MA Bologna, A Riccieri - Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT The Brazilian fauna of Meloidae is poorly studied, even though it includes more
than 160 species. In this paper, we aimed at widening the knowledge on four species of …

Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) of Ankara (Türkiye) in Terms of Ecological Properties and Zoogeographical Composition

MA Demir, M Kabalak - Transactions of the American Entomological …, 2023 - BioOne
This study aims to perform an ecological and zoogeographical analysis of the Meloidae in
Ankara province, Türkiye. The ecological evaluations detected higher species diversities in …

Mylabrini diversity and host plants in a Saharan oasis ecosystem with an updated checklist of Meloidae from Algeria (Coleoptera)

MA Bologna, N Deghiche-Diab, M Boultif… - Fragmenta …, 2023 - rosa.uniroma1.it
Abstract The Mylabrini and Lyttini species (Meloidae family) of the oasis of Ouled Djellal
were recorded: Croscherichia litigiosa (Chevrolat, 1840), C. gilvipes (Chevrolat, 1840), and …

Eletica (Meteletica) castanea (Thomas, 1893), represents a subfamily of Meloidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) first recorded for the Chinese fauna

CBIN WANG, Z PAN - Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 2024 - mapress.com
Abstract Eletica (Meteletica) castanea (Thomas, 1893)(Coleoptera, Meloidae, Eleticinae) is
first discovered in China, representing a new national record for the species, the genus, and …