Cerocoma is a Palearctic genus of blister beetle, whose biology is poorly known. As in other members of the family, these insects are hypermetamorphic. Larval hosts of few species were described. Imagines show distinct sexual dimorphism in the feeding apparatus and the antennae. All species in this genus have aposematic colouration.
The antennae are 9-segmented, and the galea is modified into a sucking tube; imagines feed on pollen and nectar of Asteraceae and Apiaceae plants. The wings are well-developed, and the legs are long and slender.
Larvae of C. schreberi were found feeding on paralysed mantids collected by Tachytes wasps.
The genus is mostly Mediterranean in distribution, and encompasses about 27 species. Fauna Europaea lists 13 species The taxonomic division into two subgenera, Cerocoma and Metacerocoma (Kaszab, 1951) was considered unfounded by some authors.Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski : opracowanie zbiorowe. Cz. 19 z. 84, Majkowate - Meloidae. Warszawa-Wrocław : Państ. Wydaw. Naukowe, 1987 Based on morphological and molecular analysis, Turco and Bologna subdivided the genus into five subgenera: Cerocoma, Cerocomina, Mesocerocoma, Metacerocoma and Meloides.Systematic revision of the genus Cerocoma Geoffroy, 1762. Zootaxa, No. 2853. (29 April 2011), pp. 1-71
List of species Subgenus Metacerocoma Cerocoma ephesica Reitter, 1885 Cerocoma prevezaensis Dvorak, 1993 Cerocoma schreberi (Fabricius, 1781)
Subgenus Cerocoma Cerocoma adamovichiana (Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783) Cerocoma albopilosa Dvořák, 1993 Cerocoma barthelemii Baudi, 1878 Cerocoma dahli Kraatz, 1863 Cerocoma festiva Faldermann, 1837 Cerocoma gloriosa Mulsant, 1857 Cerocoma graeca Maran, 1944 Cerocoma kunzei E. Frivaldsky, 1835 Cerocoma latreillei Baudi, 1878 Cerocoma macedonica Maran, 1944 Cerocoma muehlfeldi Gyllenhal, 1817 Cerocoma schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758) Cerocoma scovitzi Faldermann, 1837 Cerocoma syriaca Abeille de Perrin, 1880 Cerocoma turcica Pardo Alcaide, 1977 Cerocoma vahli Fabricius, 1787
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