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![(Meloe aegyptius - BGE_00251_C11) @11 [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSNTN/BGE_00251_C11%2B1706808414.jpg "(Meloe aegyptius - BGE_00251_C11) {} [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Meloe aeneus - BGE_00251_D10) @11 [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSNTN/BGE_00251_D10%2B1706811616.jpg "(Meloe aeneus - BGE_00251_D10) {} [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Meloe angusticollis - CNC COLEO 00160582) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CNC/CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CNCCI/CNC_COLEO_00160582%2B1348502160.jpg "(Meloe angusticollis - CNC COLEO 00160582) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012)")
![(Meloe apenninicus - RM3_392) @11 [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2024) Unspecified Università degli Studi Roma Tre](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BCEMI/Meloe_apenninicus_dorsale_392%2B1733869216.jpg "(Meloe apenninicus - RM3_392) {} [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2024)")
![(Meloe autumnalis - LPRC5814) @11 [ ] Copyright (2020) Julien Touroult Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/LPRCC/LPRC5814%2B1607550714.jpg "(Meloe autumnalis - LPRC5814) {} [ ] Copyright (2020)")
![(Meloe brevicollis - GBOLRL0750) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/GBMUS/GBOLRL0750%2B1502467356.JPG "(Meloe brevicollis - GBOLRL0750) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016)")
![(Meloe carbonaceus - CNC COLEO 00160601) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CNC/CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CNCCI/CNC_COLEO_00160601%2B1348504690.jpg "(Meloe carbonaceus - CNC COLEO 00160601) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012)")
![(Meloe cavensis - RM3_344) @11 [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025) Unspecified Università degli Studi Roma Tre](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BCEMI/DORSALE_344%2B1744122736.jpg "(Meloe cavensis - RM3_344) {} [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025)")
![(Meloe cicatricosus - RM3_382) @11 [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025) Unspecified Università degli Studi Roma Tre](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BCEMI/DORSALE_382%2B1744124764.jpg "(Meloe cicatricosus - RM3_382) {} [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025)")
![(Meloe decorus - ABOL-BIOBLITZ23-DR142) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2024) Dominik Rabl Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/TDAOE/ABOL-BIOBLITZ23-DR142%2B1727815010.jpg "(Meloe decorus - ABOL-BIOBLITZ23-DR142) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2024)")
![(Meloe dianella - CNC COLEO 00160592) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CNC/CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CNCCI/CNC_COLEO_00160592%2B1348502362.jpg "(Meloe dianella - CNC COLEO 00160592) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012)")
![(Meloe erythrocnemus - BGE_00659_A09) @11 [ ] (nrr) (2025) Ana Ananiashvili ISU](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BIOSC/1013024%2B1744622401.JPG "(Meloe erythrocnemus - BGE_00659_A09) {} [ ] (nrr) (2025)")
![(Meloe ganglbaueri - RM3_385) @11 [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025) Unspecified Università degli Studi Roma Tre](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BCEMI/DORSALE_385%2B1744127716.jpg "(Meloe ganglbaueri - RM3_385) {} [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025)")
![(Meloe glazunovi - BGE_00651_C06) @11 [ ] (nrr) (2024) Ana Ananiashvili ISU](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BIOSC/1037279%2B1730966999.JPG "(Meloe glazunovi - BGE_00651_C06) {} [ ] (nrr) (2024)")
![(Meloe hungarus - BGE_00251_B02) @11 [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSNTN/BGE_00251_B02%2B1706807120.jpg "(Meloe hungarus - BGE_00251_B02) {} [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Meloe impressus - CNC COLEO 00160597) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CNC/CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CNCCI/CNC_COLEO_00160597%2B1348504580.jpg "(Meloe impressus - CNC COLEO 00160597) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012)")
![(Meloe latreillei - BGE_00251_B03) @11 [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSNTN/BGE_00251_B03%2B1706807164.jpg "(Meloe latreillei - BGE_00251_B03) {} [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Meloe mediterraneus - LPRC7415) @11 [ ] Copyright (2020) Julien Touroult Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/LPRCC/LPRC7415%2B1602710264.jpg "(Meloe mediterraneus - LPRC7415) {} [ ] Copyright (2020)")
![(Meloe niger - CNC COLEO 00160586) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CNC/CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CNCCI/CNC_COLEO_00160586%2B1348502236.jpg "(Meloe niger - CNC COLEO 00160586) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012)")
![(Meloe proscarabaeus - ZMUO.010644) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2014) Marko Mutanen University of Oulu](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/COLFG/ZMUO.010644%2B1398367472.JPG "(Meloe proscarabaeus - ZMUO.010644) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2014)")
![(Meloe purpurascens - BGE_00251_B04) @11 [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSNTN/BGE_00251_B04%2B1706807216.jpg "(Meloe purpurascens - BGE_00251_B04) {} [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Meloe rugosus - GBOL_Col_FK_09794) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/GBCOU/GBOL_Col_FK_09794%2B1413475626.jpg "(Meloe rugosus - GBOL_Col_FK_09794) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Meloe scabriusculus - GBOLRL0752) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/GBMUS/GBOLRL0752%2B1502467360.JPG "(Meloe scabriusculus - GBOLRL0752) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016)")
![(Meloe strigulosus - CBG-A19638-A06) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share - Alike (2023) Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CIOSD/CBG-A19638-A06%2B1699296974.jpg "(Meloe strigulosus - CBG-A19638-A06) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share - Alike (2023)")
![(Meloe tuccia - RM3_393) @11 [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025) Unspecified Università degli Studi Roma Tre](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BCEMI/DORSALE_393%2B1744122148.jpg "(Meloe tuccia - RM3_393) {} [ ] (by-nc-nd) (2025)")
![(Meloe tuccius - BGE_00251_B05) @11 [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSNTN/BGE_00251_B05%2B1706807334.jpg "(Meloe tuccius - BGE_00251_B05) {} [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Meloe uralensis - BGE_00251_A06) @11 [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSNTN/BGE_00251_A06%2B1706806058.jpg "(Meloe uralensis - BGE_00251_A06) {} [ ] Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Meloe vandykei - CCDB-28922-C11) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/INRMA/CCDB-28922-C11a%2B1448286862.JPG "(Meloe vandykei - CCDB-28922-C11) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015)")
![(Meloe variegatus - BGE_00651_E09) @11 [ ] (nrr) (2024) Ana Ananiashvili ISU](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BIOSC/1037306%2B1730968125.JPG "(Meloe variegatus - BGE_00651_E09) {} [ ] (nrr) (2024)")
![(Meloe violaceus - ZMUO.000744) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2012) Marko Mutanen University of Oulu](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/COLFA/ZMUO.000744%2B1328712074.JPG "(Meloe violaceus - ZMUO.000744) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2012)")
