Meloidae - Blister Beetles - Species overview - Insects.at

In 2020, the current species spectrum of oil beetles in Austria was studied (*). Including historical data, there are a total of 32 species, 14 of which belong to the genus Meloe.

* Heinz Wiesbauer, Josef Pennerstorfer, Rudolf Schuh, Herbert Zettel (2020): Der Schwarzblaue Ölkäfer (Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758), das Insekt des Jahres 2020, und einige bemerkenswerte Ölkäferfunde – Beiträge zur Entomofaunistik – 21: 245 - 258.

Number of species: 12

Subfamily - Meloinae

Meloidae Cerocoma schaefferi — (-)

» Cerocomini Observations

May 2026

Meloidae Epicauta rufidorsum — (-)

» Epicautini Observations

Jun 2026

Meloidae Lytta vesicatoria — (Lytta spanishfly)

» Lyttini Observations

Jun 2023

Meloidae Meloe decorus — (-)

» Meloini Observations

Mar 2024

5 images — (-)

» Meloini Observations

Mar 2024

Meloidae Meloe proscarabaeus — (Black Oil-beetle)

» Meloini Observations

Mar 2024

Meloidae Meloe rugosus — (Rugged Oil-beetle)

» Meloini Observations

Apr 2025

Meloidae Meloe scabriusculus — (-)

» Meloini Observations

May 2021

Meloidae Meloe uralensis — (-)

» Meloini Observations

Mar 2024

Meloidae Meloe violaceus — (Violet Oil-beetle)

» Meloini Observations

Apr 2023

Meloidae Hycleus polymorphus — (-)

» Mylabrini Observations

Jun 2025

Meloidae Mylabris variabilis — (-)

» Mylabrini Observations

Jun 2024

Mylabris variabilis — (-)

» Mylabrini Observations

Jul 2026

Subfamily - Nemognathinae

Meloidae Apalus bimaculatus — (-)

» Nemognathini Observations

Mar 2025