Mylabrini diversity and host plants in a Saharan oasis ecosystem with an updated checklist of Meloidae from Algeria (Coleoptera)

Marco Alberto Bologna; Nacima Deghiche-Diab; Meriem Boultif; Tesnim Deghiche; Hassen Boukerker

doi:10.13133/2284-4880/1473

Mylabrini diversity and host plants in a Saharan oasis ecosystem with an updated checklist of Meloidae from Algeria (Coleoptera)

Authors

Marco Alberto Bologna Università degli studi Roma Tre, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-8917
Nacima Deghiche-Diab Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRSTRA), Biskra, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4544-2083
Meriem Boultif Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRSTRA), Biskra, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-6377
Tesnim Deghiche Université Mohamed Khider Biskra, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4071-0931
Hassen Boukerker Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRSTRA), Biskra, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-4780

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/1473

Keywords:

faunistics, oasis ecosystem, blister beetles, checklist

Abstract

The Mylabrini and Lyttini species (Meloidae family) of the oasis of Ouled Djellal were recorded: Croscherichia litigiosa (Chevrolat, 1840), C. gilvipes (Chevrolat, 1840), and Mylabris impressa Chevrolat, 1840, Alosimus cfr. viridissimus (Lucas, 1846). The host plants feed by these species are recorded. Moreover, an updated checklist of the blister beetles from Algeria is published.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Bologna, M. A., Deghiche-Diab, N., Boultif, M., Deghiche, T. and Boukerker, H. (2023) “Mylabrini diversity and host plants in a Saharan oasis ecosystem with an updated checklist of Meloidae from Algeria (Coleoptera) ”, Fragmenta entomologica, 55(1), pp. 21–30. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/1473.