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The blister beetle genus ''Meloe'' is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles.〔(Oil Beetles (''Meloe'') ), BugGuide〕 They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. As in other members of the family, they are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin that finds and attaches to a host in order to gain access to the host's offspring. In this genus, the host is a bee, and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single species or genus of bees; while sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the ''Meloe'' larva consumes the bee larva along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone, thus they do not truly qualify (''see'' Parasitoid ''for definition''). ==Species== Arranged alphabetically.〔(''Meloe'' ), funet.fi〕〔(''Meloe'' ), ITIS Report〕 *''Meloe americanus'' Leach, 1815 *''Meloe angusticollis'' Say, 1824 – Short-winged Blister Beetle *''Meloe bitoricollis'' Pinto and Selander, 1970 *''Meloe brevicollis'' Panzer, 1793 – Short-necked Oil Beetle *''Meloe californicus'' Van Dyke, 1928 *''Meloe campanicollis'' Pinto and Selander, 1970 *''Meloe carbonaceus'' LeConte, 1866 *''Meloe dianella'' Pinto and Selander, 1970 *''Meloe dugesi'' Champion, 1891 *''Meloe exiguus'' Pinto and Selander, 1970 *''Meloe franciscanus'' Van Dyke, 1928 *''Meloe impressus'' Kirby, 1837 *''Meloe nebulosus'' Champion, 1891 *''Meloe niger'' Kirby, 1837 *''Meloe occultus'' Pinto and Selander, 1970 *''Meloe proscarabaeus'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''Meloe strigulosus'' Mannerheim, 1852 *''Meloe tropicus'' Motschulsky, 1856 *''Meloe quadricollis'' Van Dyke, 1928 *''Meloe vandykei'' Pinto and Selander, 1970 *''Meloe variegatus'' Donovan, 1793 *''Meloe violaceus'' Marsham, 1802 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meloe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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