Information: Meloe tuccia was described by Rossi in 1792. The nominate form of this polytypic species is widely distributed in the Macaronesian archipelagos, from the Iberian Peninsula through southern Europe, Near East, Caucasus and Central Asia, East to Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Western China, from Morocco through northern Africa, east to Egypt, Levant and Iran.
The head and pronotum are very coarsely and fairly densely punctured, with punctures appearing as small pits. The body is black; the abdomen has a dull, non-shiny surface.
The subspecies corrosus Brandt & Erichson 1832 is endemic to southern Italy and Sicily.
Body length: 14 - 25 mm
Peak activity: (November) January - June
Remarks: Thermophilic species of lowland and hilly environments. In Europe, it can be found up to about 1000 meters above sea level, although in the Near East and Central Asia it reaches higher altitudes. The adults, which are diurnal, are polyphagous phytophages and feed mainly on plants from the families Asteraceae, Apiaceae, and Ranunculaceae. In Europe, its activity period spans from March to May, when it is regarded as a relatively rare species.
Distribution: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China (Xinjiang), Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
Morocco 
Jerada Province
Touissite env. تويسيت
(Foret Mongara)
(GPS) 
Altitude 1140 m a.s.l. | 12.5.2011
Our observation period: April ~ May
Sampling Methods: in grassy vegetation 
Morocco
