Deridea Westwood, 1875

Bologna, M. A. & Pinto, J. D., 2002, The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis, Journal of Natural History 36 (17), pp. 2013-2102 : 2039-2040

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scientific name

Deridea Westwood, 1875
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1. Deridea Westwood, 1875

2014 Type species. Deridea curculionides Westwood, 1875 , by monotypy. 3 spp.

February Zulu Geographic); SE Arabian distribution Peninsula. Angola., Congo, Namibia, E South Africa (Natal-Kwa 13

15 References

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23 Taxonomy. Kaszab (1966, key and catalogue).

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Bath of Notes

University 1966 unreliable The) but Arabian character the subspecies Deridea in this notata minor species Thomas Kaszab.,, 1960 1897,, is is considered based only polytypic on coloration (Kaszab, an, [

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Type species. Meloe ursus Thunberg, 1791 , by subsequent designation

(Wellman, 1910). 24 spp.

Geographic distribution. Namibia, South Africa (Cape Province).

References

Taxonomy. Haag-Rutenber g (1879); Péringuey (1909); Kaszab (1953b, 1954a, 1966 key and catalogue, 1981); Selander (1966); Bologna et al. (2001 review and catalogue).

Notes

The primitive rst-instar larva, sexual behaviour and host plants of adults are known (Bologna et al., 1997, 2001).

One undescribed species from Namibia is housed in the HNHM collection.

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Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Meloidae

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