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Oil beetle adult dorsal view. Members of this genus typically have shortened elytra and lack functional wings. They are often iridescent blue, green, or black with pits/punctures on the elytra and thorax, and a bloated abdomen. Some species of males have kinks in their antennae, which are shaped differently for different species.
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 hind wings and the elytra are correspondingly reduced in size.
Berberomeloe, a genus within the tribe Lyttini of the family Meloidae (also known as oil or blister beetles), comprises the species Berberomeloe castuo formerly identified as Berberomeloe majalis. These beetles are wingless and parasitize solitary bees during their larval stage [ 3 ] and are pollinators as adults. [ 4 ]
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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 UK since the 1940s, due to intensive farming. However, in 2007 a small population was discovered in south Devon. [1] In 2010, 40 beetles were found on four sites on the Hebridean island of Coll ...
All black specimen of Berberomeloe majalis, Portugal. It has a typical length around 5 cm (2 in.). Its large size and the bright red bands around its body make it unmistakable; its coloration is aposematic, reflecting its ability, in common with other oil or blister beetles in the family Meloidae, to squirt a caustic liquid if attacked. [1]
The coloration in the species Berberomeloe majalis (Linnaeus, 1758) is characterized by the presence of bright blood-red or orange transverse stripes across a solid black swollen abdomen (the length of this beetle may reach up to 9 centimetres (3.5 in)).
Meloe americanus, or the American oil beetle, is a type of blister beetle. It belongs to the genus Meloe, which is one of the larger genera in the Meloidae family, with 146 known species. [2] They are called “oil beetles” because of a fluid they release from their joints when they feel threatened. [4] Adult body length ranges from 7 mm to ...