| Mylabris flexuosa | |
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| Mylabris flexuosa, dorsal view | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Mylabris |
| Species: | M. flexuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811 | |
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Mylabris flexuosa is a species of blister beetle, belonging to the family Meloidae. [1]
This species is present in Southern Europe (Andorra, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland), in Russia and in Central Asia. [2] [3] It mainly inhabits prairies.
Mylabris flexuosa can reach a length of 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). [3] Head, antennae, pronotum and legs are black, while elytra show yellow and black bands and markings. It has an extensive and easily seen pubescence.
This species is similar to Mylabris variabilis .
Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.
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Mylabris is a genus of beetles in the family Meloidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic realm. The species-rich genus Hycleus was historically confused with Mylabris and have their greatest diversity in the Afrotropics.
Mylabris flavoguttata is a species of beetle belonging to the Meloidae family. It was discovered during an exploration of Abyssinia by Pierre Victor Adolphe Ferret and Joseph Germain Galinier (1814–1888).
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Hycleus is a genus of blister beetle belonging to the Meloidae family found in Africa and Asia. The genus contains over 400 species, which historically have been confused with the genus Mylabris.
The Pisco Formation is a geologic formation located in Peru, on the southern coastal desert of Ica and Arequipa. The approximately 640 metres (2,100 ft) thick formation was deposited in the Pisco Basin, spanning an age from the Late Miocene up to the Early Pliocene, roughly from 9.6 to 4.5 Ma. The tuffaceous sandstones, diatomaceous siltstones, conglomerates and dolomites were deposited in a lagoonal to near-shore environment, in bays similar to other Pacific South American formations as the Bahía Inglesa and Coquimbo Formations of Chile.
Berberomeloe is a genus within the tribe Lyttini of the family Meloidae, the oil or blister beetles. It includes two species, the red-striped oil beetle, Berberomeloe majalis, and the less flamboyant Berberomeloe insignis.
Ceroctis capensis, or spotted blister beetle, is diurnal and endemic to Southern Africa occurring in diverse habitats, and belonging to the Meloidae or Blister beetle family. It secretes a toxic liquid from its leg joints when roughly handled, blistering human skin. This species somewhat resembles Mylabris oculata, a member of the same family.
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Cysteodemus is a genus of desert spider beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Cysteodemus.
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Mylabris variabilis is a species of blister beetle belonging to the Meloidae family.
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Mylabris ceylonica, is a species of blister beetle endemic to Sri Lanka.
Mylabris orientalis, is a species of blister beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.
Hycleus rouxi, is a species of blister beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.
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