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Meloe

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Meloe 

a genus of beetles of the family Meloidae. The body measures 7-50 mm; wings are absent. There are about 130 species widely distributed throughout the world, except for Australia and South America. In the USSR there are more than 40 species, chiefly in the south. The larvae of Meloe parasitize the nests of solitary bees and sometimes bring about the death of the common honeybee; the Meloe beetles may damage the shoots of field crops in the spring.
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The National Trust said the short-necked oil beetle, known as Meloe brevicollis, was found by entomologist Bob Beckford on trust land in south Devon.
Beetle back from the brink by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Forty short-necked oil beetles - otherwise known as meloe brevicollis - were found near Salcombe, South Devon - more than 200 miles from their last sighting in Sussex nearly 60 years ago.
The beetle that's been 'extinct' for 58 years by The Mirror (London, England)
The National Trust said the short-necked oil beetle, known as Meloe brevicollis, was found by entomologist Bob Beckford on trust land in South Devon.
Beetling back by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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