Mylabris
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Pannonian oil beetle ( Mylabris pannonica ) |
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Mylabris is a genus of beetles from the family of the oil beetles and subfamily Meloinae with a distribution center in the Mediterranean area . 52 species are known in Europe, 17 of them on the Iberian Peninsula alone. In Central Europe there are still five species, especially in the Pannonian region.
description
The beetles have red or brownish yellow wings with black spots or bands. Despite the large aberration spectra of the species, they can be distinguished from one another by the drawing of the wings. Like many oil beetles, they have a strong blistering poison ( cantharidin ).
Way of life
Their life cycle is very complex. As a larva , they feed on eggs and larvae of various grasshoppers.
species
There are six known sub-genera in Europe:
- Chalcabris
- Eumylabris
- Mesosulcata
- Micrabris
- Mylabris s. st.
- Zitunabris
Known species in Central Europe:
- Four-point oil beetle ( Mylabris quadripunctata )
- Pannonian oil beetle ( Mylabris pannonica )
- Mutable oil beetle ( Mylabris variabilis )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Fauna Europaea: Mylabris Fabricius 1775
- ↑ Fauna Ibérica: Fam.MeloidaeGyllenhal, 1810
- ↑ Michael Chinery: Parey's Book of Insects. Kosmos Nature Guide 2009.
literature
- Heiko Bellmann : The New Cosmos Insect Guide , Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-440-07682-2
- H. Joy , KW Harde, GA Lohse : Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Vol. 8 . Spectrum Academic Publishing House in Elsevier 1966, ISBN 3-827-40683-8
- Gustav Jäger (editor): CG Calwer 's Käferbuch . K. Thienemanns, Stuttgart 1876, 3rd edition
