Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomy: Polyphaga > Tenebrionoidea > Meloidae > Meloe > Meloe proscarabaeus

Common name: 

Black Oil-beetle

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Meloe proscarabaeus
Source:
Roger Key
Meloe proscarabaeus
Source:
Lech Borowiec

Articles

Ramsay, A.J. (2009). Critical character separation of Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus and Meloe violaceus (Marsham) (Meloidae). The Coleopterist 18(1): 29.
Denton, J. (2006). A recent record of Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus (Meloidae) in Sussex. The Coleopterist 15(2): 57.

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