Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Coleoptera [orde]
Polyphaga [onderorde]
Cucujiformia [infraorde]
Tenebrionoidea [onderklasse]
Meloidae [familie]
Meloe [genus]
Genus Meloe heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Meloe proscarabeus [species]
Meloe violaceus [species]