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Larvae of ''C. schreberi'' were found feeding on paralysed [[Mantis|mantids]] collected by ''[[Tachytes]]'' wasps<ref>DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTERA OF SOUTH AFRICA (1909) {{DOI|10.1080/00359190909520035 }} </ref>. |
Larvae of ''C. schreberi'' were found feeding on paralysed [[Mantis|mantids]] collected by ''[[Tachytes]]'' wasps<ref>DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTERA OF SOUTH AFRICA (1909) {{DOI|10.1080/00359190909520035 }} </ref>. |
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Distribution is mostly Mediaterranean. [[Fauna Europaea]] lists 13 species<ref>http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=123755</ref>. The taxonomic division into two subgenera, ''Cerocoma'' and ''Metacerocoma'' (Kaszab, 1951) is considered unfounded by some authors<ref>Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski : opracowanie zbiorowe. Cz. 19 z. 84, Majkowate - Meloidae. Warszawa ; Wrocław : Państ. Wydaw. Naukowe, 1987 ISBN 83-01-07379-9</ref>. |
Distribution is mostly Mediaterranean. Genus encompasses about 27 species<ref>[http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/ctz/vol76/nr02/art01 Revision of the genus Diaphorocera Heyden, 1863 (Coleoptera, Meloidae, Cerocomini)]. Contribution to Zoology, 76 (2) – 2007 </ref>. [[Fauna Europaea]] lists 13 species<ref>http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=123755</ref>. The taxonomic division into two subgenera, ''Cerocoma'' and ''Metacerocoma'' (Kaszab, 1951) is considered unfounded by some authors<ref>Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski : opracowanie zbiorowe. Cz. 19 z. 84, Majkowate - Meloidae. Warszawa ; Wrocław : Państ. Wydaw. Naukowe, 1987 ISBN 83-01-07379-9</ref>. |
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==List of species== |
==List of species== |
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Cerocoma is a genus of blister beetle. The biology of the genus is poorly known[1]. As in other members of the family, these insects are hypermetamorphic. Larval hosts of few species were described. Imagines show distinct sexual dimorphism in the feeding apparatus and the antennae. All species in this genus have aposematic colouration.
Antennae are 9-segmented. Galea is modified into a sucking tube; imagines feed on pollen and nectar of Asteraceae and Apiaceae plants. Wings well-developed, legs are long ans slender.
Larvae of C. schreberi were found feeding on paralysed mantids collected by Tachytes wasps[2].
Distribution is mostly Mediaterranean. Genus encompasses about 27 species[3]. Fauna Europaea lists 13 species[4]. The taxonomic division into two subgenera, Cerocoma and Metacerocoma (Kaszab, 1951) is considered unfounded by some authors[5].
List of species
Subgenus Metacerocoma
- Cerocoma ephesica Reitter, 1885
- Cerocoma prevezaensis Dvorak, 1993
- Cerocoma schreberi (Fabricius, 1781)
Subgenus Cerocoma
- Cerocoma adamovichiana (Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783)
- Cerocoma albopilosa Dvořák, 1993
- Cerocoma barthelemii Baudi, 1878
- Cerocoma dahli Kraatz, 1863
- Cerocoma festiva Faldermann, 1837
- Cerocoma gloriosa Mulsant, 1857
- Cerocoma graeca Maran, 1944
- Cerocoma kunzei E. Frivaldsky, 1835
- Cerocoma latreillei Baudi, 1878
- Cerocoma macedonica Maran, 1944
- Cerocoma muehlfeldi Gyllenhal, 1817
- Cerocoma schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cerocoma scovitzi Faldermann, 1837
- Cerocoma syriaca Abeille de Perrin, 1880
- Cerocoma turcica Pardo Alcaide, 1977
- Cerocoma vahli Fabricius, 1787
References
- ^ Turco F, Di Giulio A, Bologna MA. 2003. Sexual and cleaning behaviour and related morphology in the genus Cerocoma (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 16: 257-278.
- ^ DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTERA OF SOUTH AFRICA (1909) doi:10.1080/00359190909520035
- ^ Revision of the genus Diaphorocera Heyden, 1863 (Coleoptera, Meloidae, Cerocomini). Contribution to Zoology, 76 (2) – 2007
- ^ http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=123755
- ^ Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski : opracowanie zbiorowe. Cz. 19 z. 84, Majkowate - Meloidae. Warszawa ; Wrocław : Państ. Wydaw. Naukowe, 1987 ISBN 83-01-07379-9
