Adiciones y correcciones al Catálogo de los coleópteros de la familia Meloidae de México

Threats and Challenges for Conservation of Meloidae (Coleoptera) in a Global Change Context, Emphasizing the Iberian Peninsula

“…Specifically, the Iberian Peninsula constitutes a European biodiversity hotspot, presenting a highly diverse entomofauna, also for the Meloidae clade. Out of 69 blister beetles present, more than 30% constitute endemic species exclusive to this region [11,12]. Furthermore, and in the same way as has occurred in other regions of the world, the frequent discovery of new species (see [13][14][15] among others), and pseudocryptic complexes, e.g., as in [12] (considered one of the greatest challenges for current conservation [16]), has made the issue even more difficult, with new and poorly understood species.…”