Apalus

Apalus is a genus of blister beetle from the family Meloidae. The species within the genus Apalus are parasitoids of solitary bees of the families Colletidae and Anthophoridae.[1]

This article is about the Blister beetle genus Apalus. For the deprecated plant genus, see Blennosperma.

Apalus
Apalus bimaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Tribe: Sitarini
Genus: Apalus
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Meloe bimaculatus
Synonyms[2]

Species

The following species are classified under the genus Apalus:[2]

  • Apalus bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Apalus binaevus (Prochazka, 1892)
  • Apalus bipunctatus Germar, 1817
  • Apalus creticus (Frivaldsky, 1877)
  • Apalus gibbicollis Borchmann, 1910
  • Apalus guerini (Mulsant, 1858)
  • Apalus longipennis Pic, 1913
  • Apalus montanus Escherich, 1897
  • Apalus necydaleus (Pallas, 1782)
  • Apalus spectabilis E.Frivaldsky, 1835

References
  1. M. A. Bologna & J. D. Pinto (2002). "The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 36: 2013–2102. doi:10.1080/00222930110062318.
  2. "Apalus Fabricius, 1775". GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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