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Name

Berberomeloe

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Hexapoda

Subclass: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Genus: Berberomeloe

Habitat

Terrestrial, epigeal

Feeding

Herbivorous adult, parasitic larvae of Hymenoptera in some stages.

Distribution

Europe and North Africa.

Conservation status

Not assessed

Additional information

Coleoptera black. Very reduced elytra and very elongated abdomen. Marching legs. Moniliform antennae.

Bibliography

Sánchez-Vialas, A., García-París, M., Ruiz, J. L., & Recuero, E. (2020). Patterns of morphological diversification in giant Berberomeloe blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) reveal an unexpected taxonomic diversity concordant with mtDNA phylogenetic structure. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 189(4), 1249-1312

- Cortés-Fossati, Fernando y Cervera Currado, Juan Lucas 2018. “Berberomeloe majalis (Linnaeus, 1758), uno de los coleópteros más grandes de Europa presentes en el Campo de Gibraltar. contribución a su etología, distribución y usos tradicionales en la provincia de Cádiz”. Almoraima. Revista de Estudios Campogibraltareños, 49. Algeciras. Instituto de Estudios Campogibraltareños.