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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1204
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1043
1929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
43
622
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
120
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
7 Genera with 23 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1949Burning Blister Beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1824Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 17921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
23 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) atrata Fabricius, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinctipennis Chevrolat, 1834
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1775)⇒ Epicauta pensylvanica De Geer, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) strigosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuilineata G. Horn, 1894
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuis LeConte, 1853
Epicauta (Macrobasis) uniforma Werner, 1944
Epicauta pestifera Werner, 1949Margined blister beetle
Gnathium francilloni Kirby, 1818
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) polita Say, 1824Bronze Blister Beetle
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) piazata Fabricius, 1798
Pyrota engelmanni LeConte, 1851
Pyrota sinuata Olivier, 1790
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) quadrimaculata Fabricius, 1792

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


Links, sources and further information
Meloidae at artfakta.se
Meloidae at dyntaxa.se
Meloidae at gbif.org
Meloidae at irmng.org
Meloidae at itis.gov