Stenoria Explained

Stenoria is a genus of blister beetles from the family Meloidae. Their larvae develop as parasitoids and brood parasites of the larvae of solitary bees of the families Megachilidae, Colletidae and Andrenidae.^[1] The genus contains more than 50 species^[2] They are found in the Palearctic from the Canary Islands east to Afghanistan, Tibet and north western China, and also in southern and eastern Africa.^[1]

Species

The following species are among those included in the genus Stenoria:

• Stenoria analis Schaum, 1859 (ivy bee blister beetle)
• Sentoria apicalis (Latreille, 1804)
• Stenoria hessei Kaszab, 1953
• Sentoria laterimaculata (Reitter, 1898)
• Sentoria thakkola Shawaller, 1996

Notes and References

1. M. A. Bologna . J. D. Pinto . 2002 . The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis . Journal of Natural History . 36 . 17 . 2013–2102 . 10.1080/00222930110062318. 2002JNatH..36.2013B . 84015341 .
2. Web site: Taxonomy for Stenoria . 30 December 2017 . insectoid.info.