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home » Insecta · vabzdžiai » Coleoptera · vabalai » Meloidae · skaudvabaliai


EN · blister beetles
DE · Ölkäfer
LV · eļļasvaboļu dzimta
PL · oleicowate
RU · нарывники
They secrete cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Blister beetles are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin. The larvae are insectivorous, mainly attacking bees.
The first instar larva in Meloidae has three claws on each foot, and is therefore called a triungulin (planidium).
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Lietuvoje sutinkamos 4 rūšys iš Meloe (gegužvabaliai) genties.
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea