[Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus] NEW QUALIFIER-agg.
(a species aggregate of beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle
(Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 21 images 1 ident. refs
Meloe violaceus
Violet Oil-beetle
Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 36 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus] (a species aggregate of beetles)
GenusMeloe (blister beetles, oil beetles)
FamilyMELOIDAE (oil beetles)
SuperfamilyTENEBRIONOIDEA (narrow timber beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

[Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus] (a species aggregate of beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for [Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus] (a species aggregate of beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for [Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus] (a species aggregate of beetles)
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