A new systematic arrangement for the blister beetle genus (Meloini, Meloidae, Coleoptera) with the description of a new species from Spain.

The taxonomic status and subgeneric arrangement of the genus have been debated for decades. In this work, the internal taxonomy of is redefined by recognising three subgenera: for the former species group, for , and Ruiz, García-París, Sánchez-Vialas & Recuero, ., to accommodate the species of the formerly recognised species group.