Hycleus oculatus

Hycleus oculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Genus: Hycleus
Species:
H. oculatus
Binomial name
Hycleus oculatus
(Thunb., 1791)
Synonyms

Mylabris oculata Fabricius, 1775

Hycleus oculatus is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae endemic to Southern Africa. The species was previously named as Mylabris oculata (CMR bean beetle). It is commonly called the CMR blisterbeetle after the Cape Mounted Riflemen.[1]

Taxonomy

Hycleus oculatus contains one subspecies:

  • Hycleus oculatus tricolor[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "CMR Blisterbeetle (Hycleus oculatus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-13.


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